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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
Jethro Tull invented the seed drill to make farming more efficient. With the drill more of the seeds would plant. -
John Kay Invents Flying Shuttle
John Kay invented a machine on wheels to make textiles. This spead the process of weaving. -
James Watt Builds the first steam engine
James Watt's invention changed many things. They put the engines on boats and on trains to get to many different places across England. -
Marx and Engels publish the communist Manifesto
Marx and Egles wrote a book that explained the ideas that the goverment should not be involved in the revolution. -
Germany Becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
Germany gained tremendous wealth becuase of their coal filled Ruhr Valley and because of their factories. Germany also imported English equiptment and mechanics to help them. All this wealth made them very powerful and strengthened their army. -
British Unions win right to strike
The British Unions wanted to be able to strike so they could rase their wages. In 1875 they got the right to do this. -
US civil war ends; US experiences technological boom
After the civil war the US had a technological boom because of many reasons: they had natural recorces (oil, coal, iron), innovation (the light bulb and telephone), Population, and rail roads.
