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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
His invention of the seed drill sped up sowing by a machine punches holes into the ground and dropping seeds. -
John Kay invents flying shuttle
Weaving was very slow and done by hand. The Flying shuttle made it much faster. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
The steam engine led to many new inventions like the first locomotive. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Marx and Engles create a government that only works in a Utopian society. -
US Civil War ends; US experiences technological boom
The US has a lot of natural resources which in turn helps in a technological boom. -
Germany becomes dominant industrial power in Europe
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British Union earn rights to strike
The workers in the british union strike to create better working conditions
