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Creation of Electricity
Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of the electricity, that was a new energy source that emerged thanks to the invention of the dynamo and the alternators and transformers. Later, it was used for industry, entertainment, transport communication systems and lightning. -
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Emigration and life in colonies
From 1800 to 1900 Europe suffered a huge increase of the population that led to emigrate to other countries or colonies to a lot of people. -
The telegraph
Samuel Morse invented and installed a telegraphy system in the United States, the first of its kind. Morse had already developed his signal code in 1838. -
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Opium Wars
The Opium Wars were two armed conflicts of China, the first since 1839 from 1842 and the second one since 1856 from 1860. It were caused because all colonial powers wanted to be a part of China's market. Becuase of the defeat of China, forced it to open to Western Trade -
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Industrial Revolution
The 2nd Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution, brought on the 2nd half of the 19th century in Europe. It was a period of groundbreaking advancements in manufacturing, technology and industrial production methods. -
Canada recognition as a dominion
In 1867, Canada was recognised as a dominion. Some time later, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa were granted dominion status. -
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Creation of empires
Between these two dates (1870-1914), countries such as Great Britain or France created empires by conquerig land in Africa and Asia. -
The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell was the creator of the telephone, referred to as a device that transmitted sounds through a cable through electrical signals. -
Invention of the radio
Guglielmo Marconi invented the radio that is the wireless transmission and reception of electric impulses or signals by means of electromagnetic waves. -
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The Boer Wars
Were fought between the English and the existing Dutch settlers (boers) in made South Africa to control gold mines -
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Imperalism
It is the doctrine that defends the domination of a nation or State over other territories and peoples through the acquisition of land or the imposition of political and economic control. Therefore, it entails the expansion of the State's authority beyond its borders. -
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Berlin Conference
The colonial powers met at the Berlin Conference, hosted by oto von Bismarck (Germany). They bagreed for a set of rules that would allow them later on to occuppy Africa. -
Oil extraction
In 1885, thanks to the invention of the combustion engine, it could be used for cars and lorrie, which were the base for transport in the 20th century. -
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Electromagnetic waves
Heinrich Hertz was a brilliant German physicist and experimentalist who demonstrated that the electromagnetic waves predicted by James Clerk Maxwell actually exist. -
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French Indochina
It was a French colonial territory located in the Asian region of Indochina. It was officially known as the Indochinese Union from 1887. From 1947, it received the name of the Indochinese Federation as part of the French Union. -
Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was the expression of Chinese discontent against the economic and political interference of the European powers, evidenced through the "opium wars" against Great Britain. -
The cinèma
The Lumières shot their first film, La sortie des ouvriers des usines Lumière à Lyon Monplaisir (Departure of the workers from the Lumière factory in Lyon Monplaisir). -
Fashoda Incident
France and Britian clashed in Lake Chad (Fashoda), and it almost ended in war. -
Taylorism
Taylorism it was a science applied to management that had the objective of increase productivity and get lower manufacturing costs. -
The television
Engineer John Logie Baird invented television in 1926.
He had previously tried to copy the electromagnetic wave system of the radio, but the investors did not support him. Although it cost him more than he expected, he managed to revolutionize the world of telecommunications thanks to television.