Chapter 20 AP EURO By Bayne Y 1650 The “rocket” was developed 1760 Industrial Revolution starts Period: 1764 to 1765 Spinning Jenney is invented 1769 Water Frame is invented 1799 Combination Acts passed in England 1802 A Series of “Factory Acts” were passes in Britain 1805 Egypt begins to modernize Period: 1816 to 1835 Germany & US begin industrialization 1818 Strick of Manchester cotton spinners 1830 The Industrial Revolution begins to spread to Western Europe 1834 Zollverein erected among most German states 1842 The Mines Act passed in Britain 1842 Combination Acts Repealed in England 1845 Frederick Engels publishes “The Condition of the Working Class in England.” Period: May 1, 1851 to Oct 15, 1851 Great Exhibition held at Crystal Palace in London 1868 Japan begins to adopt Western technology