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Changes In Our Culture Brought on By The Industrial Revolution
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On May 10, 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad is completed in the United States.
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The Elementary Education Act of 1870, aka Foster’s Education Act, in Great Britain makes school attendance mandatory for children between the ages of 5 and 10, Large scale industrialization begins in Japan.
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Public Health Act gives the British government responsibility to ensure public health for housing and sewage.
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Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.
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The Great Railroad strike occurs in the US when railroad companies reduce wages.
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On December 31, 1879, Thomas Edison demonstrates the first practical incandescent light bulb by lighting up a street in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
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Elementary Education Act of 1870 is extended in Great Britain.
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The world’s first coal-fired power station, the Holborn Viaduct power station, went into operation in London, England.
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The world’s first coal-fired power station, the Holborn Viaduct power station, went into operation in London, England.
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The Berlin Conference of 1884 paves the way for widespread colonization of Africa by European countries, such as Britain, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Germany, who are in search of raw materials needed for industrialization.
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The American Federation of labor is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
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Russia begins construction on the Trans-Siberian Railway, which eventually becomes the longest railway line in the world.
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On September 1, 1897, the first subway in the United States opens in Boston, Massachusetts.
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On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers make their first successful airplane flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
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On October 1, 1908, Ford begins production of the Model T automobile.