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Invention Of The Steam Engine (England)
Although the first known steam engine was created in the first century, the first known steam engines to harness that power to produce combustion engines etc. were in the 17th century. This lead to a spread of ideas as more machines were built using the steam engine (turbines, combustion engines, nuclear reactors, etc.). -
The Opening Of The Bridgewater Canal (England)
After the initial creation of the Bridgewater Canal, it inspired many others to follow. The canal was an excellent and important invention used to transport goods and to progress the industrial revolution. With the Bridgewater Canal being constructed and fully operational, many other canals followed suit. This shows the successful spread of ideas as many other people started using Canals to transfer goods and to help cheapen their production of goods. -
The Invention Of The Spinning Jenny (England)
The invention of the Spinning Jenny blew up the textile industry. The idea of using it to increase the production of textile spread from company to company. This resulted in quicker clothing production and the transition of the textile industry from home to factories. This helped the urbanization of the Industrial Revolution. This helped spread ideas as more and more people started using the Spinning jenny to produce textiles and other goods. -
Samuel Slater leaves for America (England)
Samuel Slater was an apprentice to Jedediah Strutt ( partner of Richard Arkwright) and had thorough knowledge of cotton manufacturing. This helped the spread of ideas of the industrialization as he was able to spread cotton manufacturing to America and firmly established a number of cotton mills in the United States. Although, he had to be secretive because British law did not allow export of textile machinery blueprints. -
Storming Of The Bastille (France)
The downfall of the Bastille encouraged the spread of ideas by providing a symbol for the rest of France, and eventually the rest of the revolution. The Bastille was originally a symbol of the King’s oppression. With the violent storming of the Bastille, the symbol was taken down and it inspired many to revolt on the King. This spread ideas by spreading courage among the commoners and the idea of revolution towards the edges of France. -
Women's March On Versailles (France)
On October 5th, 1789, women rioted in the Paris marketplace against the high price and scarcity of bread. Their riots quickly intertwined with activities of revolutionaries. They spread ideas by helping spread ideas of liberal political reforms across France and the need for a monarchy based on a constitution for France. It also spread the idea of a famine throughout France (known as the Great Fear) : which mobilized many townspeople and peasants across France. -
War Of The First Coalition (Image)
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War Of The First Coalition (France)
With the expansion of French owned territories, it came with the expansion of many of French Revolutionary ideas. The wars spread those revolutionary ideas as soldiers marched through conquered land, they spread ideas of French nationalism and revolutionary ideals. As the wars of the coalition happened, more and more ideas were spread throughout Europe. Most of these ideas were Revolutionary and of French Nationalism. -
The Execution Of King Louis XVI (France)
This execution resulted in a continent wide spread of ideas. As a result of the death of the King, other European nations mourned his death and prepared for revenge. This resulted in the French Revolutionary Wars. This helped spread ideas by sending a beacon throughout Europe that France has sacked its monarchy and this led to wars (which spread ideas through soldiers and occupation) and many other countries aspiring to take revenge for the dead King. -
Napoleon’s recreation of the education system (France)
The recreation of the educational system (with the creation of a new elite secondary system of schools) was important for the spread of new ideas because it rearranged the system so that talent and hard work is valued over social status. This spreads ideas by allowing people of cognitive talent to go to the top, allowing ideas that, if there wasn’t this system, would not be able to be spread. -
Bessemer Process is discovered (England)
The Bessemer Process is a method for mass producing steel. It reduced the price for steel and it also made steel the dominant construction material. It spread ideas by giving companies new material, and thus new ideas on how to use the material to benefit their company. This could be seen in the drop in price of steel and its popularity in being used as a construction material.
