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Invented by John Kay, weaved cloth from thread
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Started Textile Industry with Spinning Jenny and Flying Shuttle
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Britain turns from agriculture to factories
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Britain takes over India for their amusement
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First put into use and lowered the cost of iron
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Invented by James Hargreaves, spins thread from wool
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Widespread crop failures and a bunch of economy issues
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The third estate swore that they would not leave until they got a constitution
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The storming of the bastille occurred
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They took the king and killed him
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The French Constitution gives people freedom of religion and speech
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Robespierre had a lot of people executed
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Robespierre gets beheaded
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Military overthrew the French gov't
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Napoleon sells the Louisiana Territory to the United States
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Napoleon is exiled to Elba
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Napoleon lost at Waterloo
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Connected NYC to the Great Lakes, which caused NYC to become a trade center
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Made transporting goods easier, invented by Peter Cooper
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Matthew Perry stands outside of Japan with cannons until they agree to trade
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Lasted until 1856, Russia fought the Ottoman Empire to gain access to the Black Sea
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Spreads communism (Marxism)
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Emperor Meijing Modernizes Japan (with no long hair!)
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Serfs had to pay for land
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Europe gets together and splits up Africa
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Vladimir Lenin spreads Marxism to Russia
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Ended in 1895, China and Japan fighting over Koerea, Japan won
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Russia and Japan fought over Manchuria, Japan won
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Russian citizens revolt against the gov't
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First union to help employees get better working conditions
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The dependency of nations on cash crops explains the uneven result of development
