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Cotton gin (1794)
Eli Whitney
Machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds. -
France occupies Algeria
Country independence. -
Telegraph (1838)
Samuel Morse
Used an electrical current to be able to move an electromagnet next to a marker that leaves a code written on a piece of paper. -
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Opium Wars
Forced China to open to Western Trade -
Elevator (1853)
Elisha Otis
First hydraulic elevator, a technology that would quickly become widespread, replacing steam. -
Dynamite (1866)
Alfred Nobel
Swedish chemist who invented dynamite and founded the awards that bear his name. -
Typewriter (1868)
Cristopher Sholes
The first commercial typewriter and the "QWERTY" keyboard in use today. -
Second Industrial Revolution
It became much easier to get around on trains, cars, and bicycles. At the same time, news spreads through newspapers, radio and telegraph. -
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Imperial Expansion
European countries used their advanced technology and economy to conquer territories without state organization.
Between 1870 and 1914 countries such as Great Britain or France decided to create empires, managing to conquer
lands in Africa and Asia. -
Telephone (1876)
Graham Bell
A device that transmitted sounds through a cable through electrical signals. -
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Boer War
Were fought between the English and the existing Dutchin modern South africa to control gold mines. -
British Troops
The first British troops arrived in Egypt to suppress a military uprising against the Turkish sultan. In 1922, Egypt gained independence. -
Oil
The extraction starts in the 19th century. Invention of the combustion engine led to its use for cars and lorries. -
Berlin Conference
Constant wars for new territories. -
Germany controls German East Africa
Penetration of the area was begun in 1884 by German commercial agents, and German claims were recognized by the other European powers in the period 1885–94. -
British take over Burma
To create a secure are around India, Britain competed with France for the control of Bruma. -
Radio (1886)
Guillermo Marconi
Sent the first wireless communication across the open sea at a distance of six kilometers. -
Cinema (1895)
Lumière
They revolutionized the industry and the art of the image with their inventions of the instant photo. -
Open Door Policy is proposed by the United States for China
It called for protection of equal privileges for all countries trading with China and for the support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity. -
Union of South Africa is formed
As a result of the consolidation of the British colonies in southern Africa under a single system of government.