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Flying Shuttle
Invented by John Kay, weaved cloth from thread -
First Textile Factory
Started Textile Industry with Spinning Jenny and Flying Shuttle -
Britain Starts Industrializing
Britain turns from agriculture to factories -
India Imperialized
Britain takes over India for their amusement -
Cast Iron Blowing Cylinder
First put into use and lowered the cost of iron -
Spinning Jenny
Invented by James Hargreaves, spins thread from wool -
French Failure
Widespread crop failures and a bunch of economy issues -
Tennis Court Oath
The third estate swore that they would not leave until they got a constitution -
Start of French Revolution
The storming of the bastille occurred -
The Great Fear
They took the king and killed him -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The French Constitution gives people freedom of religion and speech -
Reign of Terror
Robespierre had a lot of people executed -
Robespierre's Death
Robespierre gets beheaded -
Coup D' Etat
Military overthrew the French gov't -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon sells the Louisiana Territory to the United States -
Elba Gains a New Resident
Napoleon is exiled to Elba -
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
Napoleon lost at Waterloo -
Erie Canal
Connected NYC to the Great Lakes, which caused NYC to become a trade center -
Steam Powered Train
Made transporting goods easier, invented by Peter Cooper -
US Forces Trade With Japan
Matthew Perry stands outside of Japan with cannons until they agree to trade -
Crimean War
Lasted until 1856, Russia fought the Ottoman Empire to gain access to the Black Sea -
Carl Marx
Spreads communism (Marxism) -
Empire Meijing Restoration
Emperor Meijing Modernizes Japan (with no long hair!) -
Serfs Are Emancipated
Serfs had to pay for land -
Berlin Conference
Europe gets together and splits up Africa -
Spread of Marxism
Vladimir Lenin spreads Marxism to Russia -
Sino-Japanese War
Ended in 1895, China and Japan fighting over Koerea, Japan won -
Russo-Japanese War
Russia and Japan fought over Manchuria, Japan won -
Russian Revolution
Russian citizens revolt against the gov't -
Union
First union to help employees get better working conditions -
Dependency Theory
The dependency of nations on cash crops explains the uneven result of development
