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Starts in Britain; Is known for the inventions in the textile, iron, coal, and railroad industries.
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The spinning jenny was a hand-powered machine that revolutionized the textile industry and helped start the Industrial Revolution. -
Steam engines were a key part of the Industrial Revolution and were widely used in transportation and industry. -
The puddling process is a metallurgical technique for converting pig iron into wrought iron by heating and stirring it in a furnace. -
A water-powered loom is a machine that uses water to weave cloth, and was a key invention in the Industrial Revolution. -
A high-pressure engine was invented and this created the first steam-powered locomotive engine on rails; Led to more railroads. -
After the start of the rule of Muhammad Ali, Egypt became a mass producer of cotton and embarked on a process of building an industrialized economy. -
The Congress of Vienna was a meeting of European nations that set out a strategy to maintain peace and stability throughout the continent. -
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the first modern railroad. It was a public railroad carrying both passengers and freight. -
The Sadler Report highlighted the poor working conditions and excessive working hours for children working in the factories. -
Victoria became Queen at the age of 18. She was associated with Britain's great age of industrial expansion, economic progress and, especially, empire. -
These revolutions were an anti-monarchial wave of violent, democratic revolutions that swept Europe. They all wanted nationalism and socialism to begin. -
The Crimean War lasted until 1856; It was fought over religion and control of churches on Ottoman empire territory. Most of the battles were fought on the Crimean Peninsula; It was a very bloody war with many deaths. -
The Bessemer process was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass production of steel; Oxidized the iron by blowing air through the molten iron. -
The Treaty of Paris guaranteed the integrity of Ottoman Turkey, obliged Russia to surrender, and neutralized the Black Sea; Ended the Crimean War. -
The political revolution that ended the Tokugawa Shogunate and restored practical imperial rule to Japan; This switch in leadership allowed Japan to finally modernize. -
This war was when a bunch of German states led by Prussia defeated France, ending French dominance in Europe; Created a unified Germany; Only lasted 6 months. -
Technology innovations are huge; Steel, electricity, and chemicals become powerful industries.
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William I becomes the kaiser of a finally unified Germany; Adopted some Prussian values, resources and military power; Became the strongest power in Europe. -
The light bulb creates light when electrical current passes through the metal filament wire; Was one of the most important inventions of the time because it created light. -
The Balkan Wars were a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan states; Ottoman Empire lost almost all territory; Serbia, Greece, and Romania battle with Bulgaria. -
The first modern assembly line was made in Highland Park, Michigan at a Ford factory; Made mass production of cars way quicker and reduced costs; Huge invention for production of goods.