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During the 1700's, changes in technology began that would transform the world. They began to develop water and steam machines to perform countless tasks. This era is called the industrial revolution.
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The first successful steam engine built in 1712 was very slow. Then an innovator named James watt came up with improvements that were crucial. By 1800 about 500 of James Watt's enginges were being used.
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In 1810, Miguel Hidalgo made the first public call for Mexican independence. Hidalgo had a history of challenging authority. Hildago invited many people to the discussions,
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In 1831, however Michael Faraday discovered the connection between magnetism and electricity. His discovery led to the dynamo. Dunamo is a machine that generated electrictiy.
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The failure of the Qing dynasty led some Chinese to believe the dynasty had lost the mandate of heaven which led to many rebellions in 1850. The most serious rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan. It was called the Taiping Rebellion.
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Sepoys were indian soldiers who fought in the British army. What set off the revolution was the introduction of the new British rifle. The muslin and Hindu sepoys were offended by having to bite off the cartidges greased with pork and beef fat.
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Das Capital is a 3 part work. In 1867, he produced the first volume. In Das Captial, he puts forth his arguments against capitalism.
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The Meijing Restoration was a political revolution. It brought about the fall of the Tokugawa shogunate. This revolution brought about modernization and westernization of Japan.
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In France, it's often referred to as the war of 1870. The Prussians were in the lead for the most part because of superior weaponry. They also had much better training and leadership.
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The Spanish-American war was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and America. The war ended with the Spanish signing the treaty of Paris. As a result, Spain lost control of its overseas empire.
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Groups of peasants in Northern China began to band together into a secret society. Members of the secret society practiced boxing and calistenthic rituals because they believed it would make them impervious to bullets. By 1899, bands of Boxers were massarcring Christian missionaries and Chinese Christians.
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Military conflict in which Japan forced Russia to stop expansion to the east. The Russo-Japanese War developed out of the rivalry between Russia and Japan for dominance in Korea and Manchuria. Japan won the war.
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Franz Ferdinand was heir to the throne, and in 1914, him and his wife Sophie were assasinated. The man who killed them was named Gavrilo Princip. He was in a group of 6 assasins.
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In October 1922, Mussolini led the Fascists on a march on Rome. King Emmanuel III asked Mussolini to form a new government. King Emmanuel had very little faith in the government.
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Treaty of Versailled was one of the peace treaties at the end of WWI. The treaty was signed in Varsailles right outside of Paris, by Germany and their allies. It was signed at Versailles because of its size.
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When Stalin began to rule, all citizens of the USSR lost their freedom. They had to listen, read, and see only what the state allowed. The state had complete control of the media.
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