The age of revolution

Late Modern Period : The Age of Revolution (1750-1945)

  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    It ended in 1840.
    It was the transition to new manufacturing processes like going from hand production methods to machines, new iron production systems. We started using steam and water power more and we created new mechanized factory system.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    The Revolution ended in 1791
    It is the starting point of the Age of Revolution.
    It was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    It ended in 1799
    It was inspired by the American Revolution.
    It inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage.
  • Declaration of the rights of woman and of female citizen

    Declaration of the rights of woman and of female citizen

    The French Revolution lead de Gouges to publish the declaration since it did not lead to recognition of women's rights.
  • Congress of Vienna

    Congress of Vienna

    It was an international diplomatic conference to reconstitute the European political order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • Pasteurization

    Pasteurization

    Today, pasteurization is used in the dairy industry and other food processing industries to preserve food and its safety.
  • Albert Einstein's theory of relativity

    Albert Einstein's theory of relativity

    The theory of relativity takes in two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein : special relativity which concerns all physical phenomena without gravity and general relativity which explains the law of gravitation and the relation with other forces of nature.
  • First World War

    First World War

    The fights ended on November 11th 1918
    The mustard gas was one of the major weapon used during that war and it was created by a german chemist. That lead to the creation of gas masks. The use of aircraft for reconnaissance and bombing lead to many more deads.
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    It was a severe worldwide economic depression that ended in 1939. It began after a major fall of prices in the United States.
  • Second World War

    Second World War

    It ended on August 14th 1945
    The radar was used as a defense to locate the enemy's aircraft. Codebooks were developed to communicate without drawing the enemy's attention such as the Enigma Machine.