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They were two wars that lasted from 1839 to 1842 and from 1856 to 1860 respectively, the climax of the commercial conflicts between China and the United Kingdom.
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It was a patriotic process that took place in the second half of the 19th century, which culminated in the creation of the German Empire on January 18, 1871
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was one of the most notorious causes of the first world war, the continuous tensions between states due to both nationalist and imperialist conflicts led to each state allocating a large amount of state capital to investment in the army's armament industry, all military spending would ultimately lead to national bankruptcies or not
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It was the second phase of the industrial revolution, when capitalism definitively matured as an economic system and established its fundamental pillars, it was a process of technological, scientific, social and economic innovation never seen before.
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It was the historical process that throughout the 19th century led to the union of the various states into which the Italian peninsula was divided, for the most part linked to dynasties considered "non-Italian" such as the Habsburgs or the Bourbons.
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The two opposing sides were the forces of the Northern states (the Union) against the newly formed Confederate States of America, made up of eleven Southern states that proclaimed their independence.
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The industrial revolution caused a saturation of the European market, for which capital investment in other countries was necessary in order to be possible new markets. In addition, the growing European industry needed more and more raw materials.
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New sources of energy were used to replace steam: oil (essential for the automotive industry) and electricity.
The textile industry was superseded by others, such as the chemical or the food industry. The railway continued to stimulate the steel industry.
The organization of work in the factory changed, with the emergence of chain production (Fordism) and maximum specialization.
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Historically, it was believed that the discoverer of the telephone was Alexander Graham Bell, since the patent produced in 1876 was in his name. However, in 2002 the United States Congress recognized that the author of said invention had actually been, the Italian-American Antonio Meucci. The first public demonstration of the telephone (although Meucci had baptized it as a teletrophone) was made in 1860, however, the first prototype of this device was immediately lost. -
in 1877 and patented in 1878, Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph made it possible for the first time to hear the human voice and other sounds recorded on cylinders. Although later the Berliner gramophone was more popular. -
Created in 1877 and patented in 1878, Thomas Alva Edison's phonograph made it possible for the first time to hear the human voice and other sounds recorded on cylinders. Although later the Berliner gramophone was more popular.
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It is the name given to a wave of economic panic triggered in the United States by the bankruptcy of the Philadelphia banking entity, Jay Cooke and Company on September 18, 1873, together with the previous fall of the Vienna Stock Exchange on May 9, 1873
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Held between November 15, 1884 and February 26, 1885 in the city of Berlin, it was convened by France and the United Kingdom1 and organized by the Chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck, in order to resolve the problems posed by the colonial expansion in Africa and resolve its partition.
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It is recognized as the world's first automobile. It earned that right for a simple reason: It was a machine that could be used efficiently.
Unlike other inventors, Benz grouped elements that were already known. Thus, he not only installed an internal combustion engine in the car's chassis, but also made it capable of autonomous movement using a belt drive system. The first models were finished before 1888. -
It is officially recognized as the world's first automobile. It earned that right for a simple reason: It was a machine that could be used efficiently.
Unlike other inventors, Benz grouped elements that were already known. Thus, he not only installed an internal combustion engine in the car's chassis, but also made it capable of autonomous movement using a belt drive system. The first models were finished before 1888. -
The main difference between the phonograph and the gramophone is that the former uses cylinders that are used to record and play sounds, while the latter uses discs, which can only be played. Over the years, the essence of this invention evolved and adapted to the new times -
Two French brothers, the Lumières, discovered that by taking several successive photos and projecting them at a certain speed, the image of movement was produced in the viewer. They invented a special camera that recorded these images and, at the same time, served as a projector. They had invented the cinema. -
Es el nombre con el que se conocen los episodios que tuvieron lugar en 1898 cuando Francia y Reino Unido deciden construir sendas líneas de comunicaciones destinadas a conectar sus respectivas colonias africanas de manera ininterrumpida.