Key events 1750-1910

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  • American declaration of independence

    American declaration of independence

  • Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom

    Edmund Cartwright patents a power loom

  • French declaration of the rights of man and citizen. French revolution

    French declaration of the rights of man and citizen. French revolution

  • Tom Paine’s the right of mean published French declaration of the rights of man and citizen. French revolution

    Tom Paine’s the right of mean published French declaration of the rights of man and citizen. French revolution

  • First steam locomotive is operating at penny Darren, wales

    First steam locomotive is operating at penny Darren, wales

  • Abolition of slavery in the British empire

    Abolition of slavery in the British empire

  • Meiji Restoration in Japan; feudalism is abandoned and capitalism embraced

    Meiji Restoration in Japan; feudalism is abandoned and capitalism embraced

  • German unification after the Franco-Prussian War leading to Germany’s rise as an imperial power

    German unification after the Franco-Prussian War leading to Germany’s rise as an imperial power

  • Guglielmo Marconi invents the wireless (radio)

    Guglielmo Marconi invents the wireless (radio)

  • Russo-Japanese War; Japan defeats Russia

    Russo-Japanese War; Japan defeats Russia