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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill
Changed method to planting in rows instead of scattering seeds randomly to boost crop yields. -
John Kay invents the flying shuttle
The flying shuttle made it possible for one person to operate a loom with one hand. This increased efficiency, production and demand. -
James Watt builds the first steam engine
James Watt revolutionised the industrial age by improving the steam engine, making transportation an easier task. -
Marx and Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
This book argued that the classes have always been in conflict between the "haves" and the "have nots." They thought the Industrial Revolution was good for the rich and bad for the poor, and that the workers would revolt. -
US Civil War ends; US expieriences technological boom
After the war, the souths improvements in producing and collecting cotton combined with advanced industrialisation in the north. -
Germany becomes the dominant industrial power in Europe
At first, pockets of industrialisation occured but then Germany brought in british equiptment and enginiers and sent their children to england. They built railroads arounf the country and started to develop their military power. -
British unions win right to strike
Unions to protect workers were illegal, and factory workers risked arrest and losing their jobs. They used striked to improve wages and conditions.
