The Making of the Modern World

By amityrose

  • American Declaration of Independance

  • Edward Cartright patents a power loom

    Power loom is invented

  • French Declaration of rights.

    Rights were declared in france for citizen and man. (women and slaves are not mentioned).

  • Tom Paine's Book is published

    Tom Paine's Book: 'The Rights Of Man' is published.

  • First steam locomotive is operating.

    The first ever steam locomotive has started to operating in Pennydarren.

  • Abolition of Slavery.

    Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire

  • restoration of enlighted rule in Japan.

    Japan abandons feudalism and embraces Capitalism.

  • German Unification

    German Unification after the Franco Prussian war leading to germanys rise to imperial power.

  • The wireless is invented.

    Guglielmo Marconi invents the wireless (radio)

  • Russo-Japanese War

    Japanese defeats the Russians