Industrialism

By hmuhlheim1

  • Jethro Tull Invents The Seed Drill

    The seed drill greatly improved the efficiency of growing crops.

  • John Kay invents flying shuttle

    The first area to be industrialized was textiles

  • James Watt builds the first steam engine

    Steam engines were used to power factories, ships, and trains

  • Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto

    Communism believes in destroying social classes

  • US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom

  • Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe

  • British Unions win right to strike

    Workers could now fight for better wages and working conditions, an ability they didn’t have before