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Jethro Tull invents the seed Drill
Sowing seeds was done by scattering them by hand. This was wasteful because mnay seeds did not take root. Tull invented a seed drill that would sow seed in uniform rows and cover up the seed in the rows. This was much more effectiive and saved a lot of money and seeds. -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
The Flying shuttle was an improvement to looms and enabled weavers to weave faster. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
The Boulton and Watt steam engine was the first to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric. -
Marx and Engles publish The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a short 1848 publication written by the political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It contains Marx and Engels' theories about the nature of society and politics. -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
The United States remained agricultura until the Civil War ended. There was a welath of natural resources, such as oil, coal, and iron There was a burst of inventions, such as the electric light bulb and the telephone. Finally there was an increase in urban population that consumed manufactured goods. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
Germany built railroads that linked its growing manufacturing ciites with the Ruhr Valley's coal and iron ore deposits. Its economic strength helped it to become a military power. So Germany became an industrial and military giant. -
British Unions win right to strike
The British gov. had been denying workers the right to form unions because they saw unions as a threat to social stability. British trade unions had won the right to strike and picket peacefully. Their main goals included raising wages fort their members and imrpoving working conditions.
