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Jethro Tull Invents The Seed Drill
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John Kay invents flying shuttle
The first area to be industrialized was textiles -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
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Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Communism believes in destroying social classes -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
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Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
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British Unions win right to strike
Workers could now fight for better wages and working conditions, an ability they didn’t have before