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Events in Chapters Nineteen through Twenty
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Suez Canal
The Suez Canal lis completed in 1669 -
Agrigarian Revolution
In the 1700s an Agrigarian Revolution began that changed agricultural practices -
Improved Steam Engine
In 1760 James Watt, a scottish engineer, emproves teh steam engine, which also improved the cotton industry -
Spinning Jenny
In 1764 James Hargreaves invents a machine called the Spinning Jenny. -
Industrial Revolution Begins
The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and took several decades to spread to other western nations -
Water-Powered Loom
An invention called the water-powered loom was invented to keep up with the spinning jenny -
High-Pressured Steam Engine
In 1799 Richard Trecithick's created the first high-powered steam engine. Also in 1804 his steam engine runs on an industrial rail line for the first time -
Paddle-Wheel Steam Boat
In 1807 Robert Fulton built the first Paddle-Wheel steam boat called the Clermont -
Congress of Vienna Meets
The congress of vienna meets to arrange a final peace settlement -
Liberal Overthrow
In the 1830s liberals overthrow the Bourbon monarch, Charles X , and establish a constitutional monarchy -
Opium War
In 1839 the opium war begins in China -
Revolution Erupts
The Revolution erupts in Europe , beginning with the overthrow of Loui Philippe -
Punch Magazine
Punch Magazien compares an Irish and an American family through a comic in an article called, "Emigration, a Remedy." -
The Second Republic
A republic called the Second Republic was set up in 1848. It had a single legislature that was elected by universal male suferage, and the president was also chosen by them. -
Charles Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte
Charles Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte (Louis-Napoleon) won a resoundin victory in the second republic -
Ending of American Civil War
1865 marks the surrender of of the confederate forces,which means the end of the civil war -
Dual Monarchy in Austria-Hungary
dual monarchy was created in Austria-Hungary during the year 1867 -
Married Women and Property Rights
In 1870 married women finally earn the right to own some property. -
German Unification
German unification is achieved under William the first in 1871 -
Constitution of New Imperial Germany
the constitutuion of the new imperial journey that Otto Von Bismark began in 1871 -
Third Republic
The third republic gained a republican constitution in 1875 -
Birth Control Center
Europe's first birth control clinic was founded in Amsterdam in 1882. -
Hawaiian Islands
In 1887 America finally controled the sugar industry on the Hawaiian Islands -
Womens Social and Political Union
Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters founded the womens social and political union. -
Bloody Sunday
a massive procession of workers went to the winter palace in st. petersburg to present a petition of grievances to the czar. Troops opened fire killing hundreds. This is refered to as Bloody Sunday and caused many workers to go on strike.
