Industrial Revolution By BGreater Jan 1, 1730 Massive Population Rise Jan 1, 1770 Beginning of the Industrial Revoultion Jan 1, 1770 James Watt's Steam Engine Period: Jan 1, 1776 to Jan 1, 1783 American Revolution Period: Jan 1, 1786 to Jan 1, 1790 British Reforms in India Jan 1, 1788 First convict settlement in Australia Jan 1, 1789 George Washington became the first United States President. Jan 1, 1789 Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Jan 1, 1815 French Revolution and Nopoleon Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Jan 1, 1850 Romanticism in literature and art Period: Jan 1, 1805 to Jan 1, 1849 Muhammad Ali rules Eqypt Period: Jan 1, 1808 to Jan 1, 1825 Latin American wars of independence Jan 1, 1815 Vienna Settlement Jan 1, 1815 British annexation of Cape Town and Region of southern Africa Jan 1, 1822 Brazil declares independence Jan 1, 1823 Monroe Doctrine Period: Jan 1, 1825 to Jan 1, 1855 Repression of Russia Jan 1, 1826 New Zealand colonization Begins Jan 1, 1830 Revolution in Europe Jan 1, 1835 English Education in India Jan 1, 1838 Ottoman trade treaty with Britain Period: Jan 1, 1839 to Jan 1, 1841 Opium War between England and China Period: Jan 1, 1839 to Jan 1, 1876 Reforms in Ottoman Empire Jan 1, 1840 Semiautonomous goverment in Canada Period: Jan 1, 1846 to Jan 1, 1848 Mexican - American War Jan 1, 1848 Beginnings of Marxism Period: Jan 1, 1850 to Jan 1, 1864 Taiping Rebellion in China Jan 1, 1853 Perry Expedition to Edo Bay in Japan Period: Jan 1, 1854 to Jan 1, 1856 Crimean War Jan 1, 1858 British assume control in India Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Jan 1, 1868 Civil strafe in Japan Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Jan 1, 1871 American Civil War Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation of serfs in Russia Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation of slaves in U.S Period: Jan 1, 1864 to Jan 1, 1871 German unification Period: Jan 1, 1868 to Jan 1, 1912 Meij(Reform) era in Japan Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1910 Acceleration of "demographic transition" in western Europe and the U.S Period: Jan 1, 1870 to Jan 1, 1910 Expansion of commercial export economy in Latin America Period: Jan 1, 1871 to Jan 1, 1912 High Point of European imperialism Period: Jan 1, 1877 to Jan 1, 1878 Ottomans out of most of Balkans; Treaty of San Stefano Period: Jan 1, 1879 to Jan 1, 1889 Partition of West Africa Jan 1, 1880 Bicycle fad Jan 1, 1880 Louis Pasteur discovers germs, improving conditions Jan 1, 1882 British takeover of Egypt Jan 1, 1885 Formation of National Congress Party in India Period: Jan 1, 1886 to Jan 1, 1888 Slavery abolished in Cuba and Brazil Jan 1, 1890 Japanese Constitution Jan 1, 1890 Partition of East Africa Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Jan 1, 1895 Sino Japanese War Jan 1, 1895 Cuban revolt against Spain Jan 1, 1898 Formation of Marxist Social Democratic Party Russia Jan 1, 1898 Spanish - American War; U.S aquires the Philuppines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii; U.S intervenes in Cuba Period: Jan 1, 1898 to Jan 1, 1901 Boxer Rebellion in China Jan 1, 1901 Commonealth of Australia Jan 1, 1903 Construction of the Panama Canal Begins Jan 1, 1904 Russo - Japanese War Period: Jan 1, 1905 to Jan 1, 1906 Revolution in Russia; limted reforms Jan 1, 1908 Young Turk Rising Jan 1, 1910 Japan annexes Korea Period: Jan 1, 1911 to Jan 1, 1912 Revolution in China; end of empire Period: Jan 1, 1912 to Jan 1, 1913 Balkan Wars Period: Jan 1, 1914 to Jan 1, 1918 World War 1