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Period: to
World 1750 - 1918
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Seven Years War
Britain defeats France -
Steam Engine
Invented by James Watt -
USA Colonies become independent
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First Fleet
Arrives in Australia -
French Revolution
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Telegraph system
invented by Samuel Morse -
Potato Blight
in Ireland -
Gold Rushes
start in Australia -
Emancipation Declaration
makes slavery illegal in USA -
First telephone tested
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World War 1 starts