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Industrial Revolution
It ended in 1840.
It was the transition to new manufacturing processes like going from hand production methods to machines, new iron production systems. We started using steam and water power more and we created new mechanized factory system. -
American Revolution
The Revolution ended in 1791
It is the starting point of the Age of Revolution.
It was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America -
French Revolution
It ended in 1799
It was inspired by the American Revolution.
It inspired campaigns for the abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. -
Declaration of the rights of woman and of female citizen
The French Revolution lead de Gouges to publish the declaration since it did not lead to recognition of women's rights. -
Congress of Vienna
It was an international diplomatic conference to reconstitute the European political order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Pasteurization
Today, pasteurization is used in the dairy industry and other food processing industries to preserve food and its safety. -
Albert Einstein's theory of relativity
The theory of relativity takes in two interrelated theories by Albert Einstein : special relativity which concerns all physical phenomena without gravity and general relativity which explains the law of gravitation and the relation with other forces of nature. -
First World War
The fights ended on November 11th 1918
The mustard gas was one of the major weapon used during that war and it was created by a german chemist. That lead to the creation of gas masks. The use of aircraft for reconnaissance and bombing lead to many more deads. -
Great Depression
It was a severe worldwide economic depression that ended in 1939. It began after a major fall of prices in the United States. -
Second World War
It ended on August 14th 1945
The radar was used as a defense to locate the enemy's aircraft. Codebooks were developed to communicate without drawing the enemy's attention such as the Enigma Machine.