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William Wilberforce
A British politician who wanted to abolish the slave trade and pushed for it while in the British parliament. -
Industrial Revolution
Cities started boom because machines were invented and many factories popped up. -
James Watt Invented a Steam Engine
James invented a much more refined and efficient steam engine, which was widely used during the industrial evolution. -
James Hargreaves Invented the Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny helped make cotton into thread much faster than if it was done by hand. -
Samuel Crompton
An English inventor and Pioneer of the spinning industry. He improved and revolutionized the spinning industry world wide. -
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French Revolution
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Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was a huge part of the industrial revolution because it supplied the workers with enough wool. -
Lord Shaftesbury
A British politician and social reformer. He was pushing for children in British factories to not have to work such harsh hours. -
Napoleon
Napoleon became the first emperor since France got rid of its monarchy -
Samuel Morse
An American inventor who invented Morse code and improved the electromagnetic telegraph -
Socialism
The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. -
Helen Allingham
An English watercolor painter during the Victorian era. -
Fredric Remington
Remington was an American painter who specialized in old west paintings. -
The Spread of Imperialism
Europe was spreading imperialism by forcing people to learn there culture, industrializing them, and getting rid of other culture or traditions. -
World War 1 Starts
A war between all countries in Europe that was caused by an assassination and a system of alliances that were supposed to protect Europe. -
World War I Ends
Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allies on November 11, 1918. -
Mussolini Rose to Power
Mussolini became the fascist dictator of Italy -
Japan in Serious Economic Trouble
Japan experienced one of the deepest economic downturns in history. -
Hitler Came to Power
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933. -
Franco Came to Power
Franco assumed the leadership of the 30,000 soldiers of the Spanish Army. -
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World War II
The biggest war known to mankind with millions of casualties and brutal war crimes. -
The United Nations Founded
Replacing the League of Nations, the United Nations was born. This was a group designed to peacefully resolve conflicts and many more things. -
Communists Proclaimed the People's Republic of China, with Bejing as the Capital
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Truce between North and South Korea
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The EU was Established
A large group of European countries join in a large group to support each other. -
The End of American Occupation in Japan
U.S. Soldiers left Japan