Mass Society and Democracy By s-pasingh 1848 The Communist Manifesto is published Period: 1848 to 1916 Reign of Francis Joseph of Austria Period: 1855 to 1881 Reign of Alexander II 1861 Alexander II passes the emancipation edict Period: 1861 to 1865 The U.S. Civil War 1867 British voting reform act 1872 The First International fails 1875 German Social Democratic Party emerges 1875 France forms the Third Republic and implements a republican constitution 1876 Alexander Bell invents the telephone 1878 Edison forms the Edison Electric Light Company 1878 The Congress of Berlin meets 1881 Assassination of Alexander II 1882 Triple Alliance is formed... ...consists of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. 1884 British voting reform act Period: 1888 to 1918 Reign of Emperor William II 1889 The Second International is formed 1890 William II fires Otto von Bismarck 1890 British Housing Act 1894 Triple Entente is formed... ...consists of Great Britain, Russia, and France. 1900 The Labour Party is founded 1901 Guglielmo Marconi sends the first transatlantic radio waves 1903 The first flight by the Wright Brothers 1903 The Women's Social and Political Union is founded Period: 1904 to 1905 Russo-Japanese War Jan 22, 1905 Bloody Sunday occurs in Russia 1911 British National Insurance Act 1913 The assembly line is pioneered 1914 World War I begins 1914 Panama Canal opens