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John Kay's flying shuttle
John Kay was an English inventor whose most important creation was the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. -
James Hargreaves' spinning jenny
The spinnig jenny is a multi-spindle spinnig frame , and was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of textile manufacturing. -
James Watt's steam engine
James Watt developed the steam engine in 1769, it was much more efficient in terms of power and fuel consumption than earlier models. -
Richard Arkwright water mill
Cromford Mill is the world's first water-powered cotton spinning mill, developed by Richard Arkwright in 1771 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England. -
T. Newcomen's steam engine
The atmospheric steam engine was invented by Thomas Newcomen in 1772, and is often referred to as Newcomen fire engine -
Samuel Croupton's spinning mule
The spinning mule was invented by Samuel Crompton in 1779. It revolutionised textile production by vastly increasing the amount of cotton that could be spun at any one time. -
Edmund Cartwright's power loom
The power loom is a mechanised device used to weave cloth and tapestry. It was one of the key developments in the industrialisation of weaving during the early Industrial Revolution. -
Stephenson's "Puffing devil"
Stephenson made the locomotive steam, also known as the Puffing devil in 1801. -
R. Fulton's steamboat
Robert Fulton was an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing the world's first commercially successful steamboat. -
Luddites opposed machines in textile industry
The original Luddites were British weavers and textile workers who objected to the increased use of mechanized looms and knitting frames. -
Transcontinental railroad
It was a continuous railroad line built in 1863 that connected eastern U.S. rail network at Iowa, with the Pacific coast at the Oakland Long Wharf on San Francisco Bay. -
Unification of Germany
The first unification of Germany ocurred in 1871 after Prussia's victory in the Franco-Prussian war -
Edinson's light bulb
Edison light bulbs are either carbon- or early tungsten-filament incandescent light bulbs, or modern bulbs that reproduce their appearance. -
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I Boer War
The First Boer war was fought between the British and the South African Republic (Boers). The British consolidated their power over most of the colonies of South Africa -
The first skyscraper in Chicago
Completed in 1885 on LaSalle Street between Adams and Monroe, it holds the distinction of being among the world's first skyscrapers. -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin conference concluded with the signature of a General act regulating European colonization and trade in Africa during the New imperialism era -
First moving picture
The first motion picture ever shot was Roundhay Garden Scene, shot in 1888. Louis Le Prince dazzles the eye with a remarkable display of 4 people walking in a garden. -
Wilhem II crowned er kaiser of Germany
On June 15, 1888, Crown Prince Wilhelm of the House Hohenzollern became Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany after the brief reign of his father. Wilhelm II ultimately proved to be the last German emperor. -
Invention of the radio
Italian inventor Guglielmo Marcon became known across the world as the most successful inventor in applying radio waves to human communication in the 1890s. -
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II Boer War
The second Boer war was a conflict fought betwwen the British and two Boer Republics. South African people weren't permited to vote, so they protested, but British didn't care, so The Boers made some unsuccesful attacks -
The Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda incident was the climax of imperialist territorial disputes between Britain and France in north Africa. France wanted to control the Nile river, but the British arrived there before. -
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Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist and anti-Christian uprising in north China. -
Wright brothers' first flight
They made the first controlled, sustained flight of an engine-powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, North Carolina. -
First plastics
The world's first fully synthetic plastic was Bakelite, invented in New York in 1907, by Leo Baekeland, who coined the term "plastics". -
Henry Ford's T model
The Model T was introduced to the world in 1908. Henry Ford wanted the Model T to be affordable, simple to operate, and durable. -
Beginning of colonization of Belgian Congo
The Belgian Congo was first colonized as the Congo Free State from 1885-1908, when the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 declared the Congo to be under the sovereign rule of King Leopold II -
Annexation of Congo free state
Following reports of mistreatment of native peoples that provoked international outrage, the Congo Free State was annexed as a colony by Belgium, which ended its existence as an independent sovereign state. -
Crisis of Agadir
The Agadir crisis was a crisis sparked by deployment of French troops in the interior of Moroccoand the deployment of German in a morocco airport. Germany claimed territorial expantions, but the problem was solved after a talk in Paris -
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I Balkan war
The First Balkan War involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Montenegro) against the Ottoman Empire. They combined overcame the inferior and disadvantaged Ottoman armies, achieving rapid succes. -
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II Balkan War
The Second Balkan War was a conflict that broke out when Bulgaria, dissatisfied with its share of the spoils of the First Balkan War, attacked its former allies, Serbia and Greece. Bulgaria was going to lose the war, so Romanians and Ottomans entered in the war to gain some territories lost in the last war. -
Beginning of the WW1
The first world war started when a Bosnian Serb named Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archiduke Franz Ferdinand, the king of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.