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Jethro Tull invents the Seed Drill
Jethro Tull helped begin the Agriculture Revolution which helped stablize the food supply. The Seed Drill helps cultivate land faster and more effiecently -
John Kay invents the flying shuttle
The flying shuttle helped start the Industrial Revolution. It speeded up textile production and made companies compete with each other, leading to the inventions of other things. The increased textile production caused the economy to boom, making it possible for more businesses to start. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
James Watt built the first steam engine which changed the way things are made and done, changing everything. -
Marx and Engels publish the Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Frederic Engels create a new philosophy: Marxism or Communism. This philosophy argues that people should own everything and the government should be in charge of the economy. It's basically a more extremer version of socialism -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
After the Union won the Civil War, entrapaneurs began building extremely succesful businesses. Francis Cabot Lowell and 4 other investors revolutionized the american textile industry. These investors powered the textile industry through mills. Capitalism kept the demand up for better products. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
When railroads were invented, it increased demand for coal and steel. Germany linked railroads to growing manufacturing cities. Germany became a huge industrial power and military power. -
British Unions win right to strike
Britain was the country that began the industrial revolution. Wages were good in the city, but the working conditions and the time was terrbile. Unions were created by the workers to protect themselves. In 1875 British Unions won the right to strike after putting pressure on factory owners who were greatly influenced by Parliment.
