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disease that originated from rats in China and killed 1/3 of Europe's population at the time.
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Workers moved from farms to cities and worked in factories. This created child labor and lots of alcoholism in men as well as pollution.
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Smallpox was a disease from the virus Variola major and killed about 400,000 Europeans.
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James Watt invented the steam engine which could power a lot of machines inside the factories.
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Ireland experienced a major starvation and lost 20-25% of their population.
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Major outbreak of the flu virus which killed 3-5% of the world's population at the time.