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Industrial Revolution
During this time, life changed as technology and culture was transformed by machinery and many inventions -
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Watt's Steam Engine
Improved the Newcomen engine -
Spinning Jenny
Device invented which reduced work when producing yarn -
Water Frame
Device that runs on water, reducing the amount of work needed to power a spinning frame -
Invention of the Telegraph
Early experiments of telegraphy was in the early 1800s in which people could communicate electrically -
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
Leader of Haitian Revolution -
Whitney's Cotton Gin
Device that removes seeds from cotton, which drecreased labor -
Britain outlaws Slave Trade
Even though they were the largest slave traders at the time, they outlawed the slave trade for many political and economical reasons -
Mexican Independence
Revolts against the Spanish government leading to the independence of Mexico -
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Brazilian Independence
War of Brazil against the Portuguese for independence -
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Greek Independence
War of Greece against the Ottoman Empire -
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Afrikaners' Great Trek
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First Opium War
War between the United Kingdom and the Qin Dynasty over political conflicts -
Revolutions in Austria, Germany, hungary, and Italy
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Taiping Rebellion
War between the Qin Dynasty and Taiping rebels, led by Hong Xiuquan who wanted to spread Christianity and overthrow Qing Dynasty, but failed -
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Crimean War
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Commodore Matthew Perry in Japan
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Second Opium War
War between the Britain and French Empires against the Qin Dynasty over political conflicts, including opium trade -
Sepoy Rebellion
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Britain Takes Over India
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Emancipation of the Russian serfs
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Meiji Restoration
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Suez Canal
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End of Atlantic Slave Trade
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Boxer Rebellion
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African National Congress
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Overthrow of Qing Dynasty
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Panama Canal