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Emigration and life in the colonies
Europe saw an unprecedented growth in population from 1800 to 1900. -
Industrial dynamo
The dynamo was the first electrical generator suitable for industrial use, as it was the first based on the principles of Michael Faraday. Built in 1832 by the French toolmaker Hippolyte Pixii, it used a permanent magnet turned by means of a crank. -
The telegraph
In 1838 Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. -
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Opium Wars
Forced China to open to Western Trade. -
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Imperialism expansion
Between 1870 and 1914 countries such as Great Britain of France created empires by conquering land in Africa and Asia. -
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Population explosion in Europe
Agricultural reforms industrialisation, and advances in medication and hygiene caused a large reduction within the death rate in Europe . -
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Holding
It was characterised by rapid industrialisation due mainly to the increase in the importance of the financial sector in industry and the rise of finance capitalism. -
Telephone
It was a device that transmitted sounds through a cable through electrical signals. It has been one of the most important inventions because it revolutionized the world of telecommunications. -
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Boer wars
Were foughting between English and also the existing duch settlers in trendy South Africa to regulate mines. -
Berlin Conference
There were constants wars for brand new territories.
Rival powers united during this conference the partition of Africa therefore every empire would have a bit of territory. -
Positive ignition engine
Positive Ignition engine (PI)” means an ICE in which combustion is initiated by. a localised high temperature in the combustion chamber produced by energy. supplied from a source external to the engine. -
Tranformer
A transformer is an electrical element that allows the voltage to be increased or decreased in an alternating current electrical circuit, while maintaining power. The power that enters the equipment, in the case of an ideal transformer, is equal to that obtained at the output. -
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The Radio
Heinrich Hertz proves the principles of magnetism waves and Guglielmo Marconi later made-up the radio. -
The Cinema
The Lumière brothers invented cinema. -
Cinematograph
A cinematograph is a motion picture camera, which also serves as a film projector and printer. -
Fashoda Incident
France and Britain clashed in Lake Chad in 1898 almost ended in war. -
Monopoly
A company that has a single market or product for itself. -
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Cartel busniness
A group of manufacturers or suppliers that produce the same product and allow the prices of the good to remain high. -
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A new way of organising production
Taylorism: Manufacturing is based on mass production to increase productivity and lower manufacturing cost. -
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Trust
Monopolies or near-monopolies in the United States during the Second Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and early 20th century.