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The industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient. -
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ROMANTICISM
It is a literary movement spanning roughly. The movement was characterized by a celebration of nature and the common man, a focus on individual experience, an idealization of women, and an embrace of isolation and melancholy. -
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FRENCH REVOLUTION
It was a social and political process that took place in France whose main consequences were the abolition of the absolute monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic, eliminating the economic and social bases of the Ancien Régime. -
Mozart's death
He was a German composer, pianist, conductor and teacher, of the former Archbishopric of Salzburg. A master of classicism, he is considered one of the most influential and outstanding musicians in history. -
Vindication of rights
It is one of the earliest works of feminist literature and philosophy. -
NAPOLEON CROWNS HIMSELF EMPEROR OF FRANCE
Napoleon wanted to establish the legitimacy of his imperial reign with its new dynasty and nobility. -
Beethoven writes Symphony No. 9
It is a choral symphony. It is the ninth and last complete of his nine symphonies. -
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Queen Victoria Takes the Throne
On William IV's death in 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18. Queen Victoria is associated with Britain's great age of industrial expansion, economic progress and, especially, empire.