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Jethro Tull Invents the Seed Drill
Jethro Tull invented the seed drill because he saw a problem with seeds not being able to root. He knew if there was a machine that drilled a hole and then planted the seeds in a neat row more crops would harvest. -
John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle
John Kay made a shuttle for weaving that was on wheels making it faster to make textiles. -
James Watt Builds theFirst Steam Engine
James Watt figured out how to build a steam engine that didn't recquire as much fuel and went faster than the original steam engine. -
Marx and Engels Publish The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto was about the radical type of socialism named Marxism. This talked about how civilization was always divided into classes and The Industrial Revolution and how it expanded the gap even wider between the richer and the poor. -
US Civil War Ends; US Experiences Technological Boom
The United States take on the Industrial Revolution ideas from Europe. -
Germany Becomes Dominant Industrial Power in Europe
Karl Marx and Frederic Engels write the Communist Manifesto and had communist ideas that started in Germany. Their ideas spread to all of Europe and influenced revolutionary leaders -
Britain Unions Win Right to Strike
In 1875 the British Union made a membership of eventually 1 million people that gave them the right to strike against the government.