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525 BCE
fall of Egypt
Egypt was struck with a string of bad luck, starting from the lack of natural resources, to the surrounding territories and their animosity towards Egypt. -
1299
the Ottoman empire
the Ottoman empire was a large influence in Rome. -
1542
Japan's first contact with the west
in hopes of creating a trade network with Japan, many countries such as the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the Spanish. -
1543
Japanese introduction to gunpowder
the Japanese would use swords and katanas by the submarine, so they were very opposed to gunpowder at first, but changed their minds soon after seeing what it could do. -
cotton industry
the cotton industry was the point in time that all of the great nations were harvesting and processing a great amount of cotton, it was very popular. -
the Industrial working class
the term working class in the Industrial period started after the people realized that they could use children for laborers so they didn't have to pay full wages. -
US Industrial Revolution
the start of the Industrial revolution in the US brought about the light bulb, and cars, and airplanes, and water power. -
railroads
railroads were invented in England, by the steam locomotive. -
the trade union
the trade union was formed so that the working class could receive the treatment that they deserved. -
German revolution
Germany decided they needed to find a way to modernize their economy as to strengthen their trade. -
socialism
socialism is the term for referring to the practice of the government controlling some aspects of production and distribution. -
French revolution
the French decided they needed to perform liberal reforms. -
the communist manifesto
the communist manifesto was written just before the birth of socialism by Karl Marx. -
Meiji take over Japan
a fight for political power led one group known as the Meiji to take control of the power in Japan, and started industrialization. -
Japanese industrial revolution
soon after meeting other countries, the Japanese realized that if they wanted to defend themselves they too would need to industrialize and modernize. -
the telephone
during the Industrial revolution the telephone was created by Alexander Graham Bell. -
the light bulb
during the Industrial revolution the lightbulb was created by Thomas Edison. -
high quality steel
during the Industrial revolution high quality steel was made by Henry Bessemer. -
the first car
during the Industrial revolution the first car was made by Henry Ford. -
industrial capitalism
people started to find loop holes in the system for their own profit in businesses.