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Jethro Tull
seed drill
John Deere
steel plow w/replaceable parts
Cyrus McCormick
mechanical reaper
John Kay
flying shuttle loom
James Hargreaves
spinning jenny
Eli Whitney
interchangeable rifle parts/ cotton gin*
James Watt
commercial steam engine
Sir Humphry Davy
Miner's safety lamps
Henry Bessemer [British]/ William Kelly [American]
Steel converter
Robert Fulton
Steam boat
Karl Benz/ Henry Ford
automobile
Samuel Morse
electric graph
Cyrus Field
translative telegraph cable
John Dalton
atomic theory
Joseph Lister
antiseptics
Define factory system:
People were employed to produce manufactured goods in a systematic way for wages
What is one of the three aspects of Capitalism?
There is private ownerships of the means of production
Which two Spanish colonies were given to America after the Spanish-American War?
Cuba
Philippines
Who controlled the banking industry?
J. P. Morgan
How free trade different?
Free trade without government control
What is Adam Smith's most famous work?
Wealth of Nations
What important event occurred during William Pit the Younger's tenture?
French Revolution
What did Sir Robert Peel found?
London Metropolian Police
What is unique about Victoria's monarchy?
longest ruling monarch
What was the first world's fair called?
Great Expedition
Who was Benjamin Disraeli?
A Jewish prime minister who converted liberalism to conservatism
Who was the greatest preacher during the Victorian Era?
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
What was Charles Spurgeon's nickname?
Prince of Preachers
Who was Moody's song leader?
Ira Sanke?
Who was C.T. Studd?
a missionary to China
Who founded the China inland mission?
Jay Hudson Taylor
What did Johnathon Golble for his wife?
rickshaw
What is George Muller known for?
the founding of orphanges
What did William Booth found?
Salvation Army
Who was Florence Nightingale?
single-handedly created the modern nursery profession
What was the Crimean War over?
Britain joined force with Sardina to stop Russia's attempt to take over Turkey and Turks territory
When did the British government finally take full control of India?
1760/ Sepoy Rebellion
What did Boer mean?
farmer in Dutch
What areas did Captain Cook explore for England?
Australia & England
What provided a huge boost to Australia's population in 1851?
gold
What philosophy did Immanuel Kant promote?
Idealism
What did G. W. F. Hegel introduce?
dialectic thinking
What was Metternich's nickname?
"Prince of Diplomats"
What was Metternich's fourfold plan for peace in Europe?
1. Restoring royal family in each country
2. encircling France with stable monarchs
3. compensating each country for any land it lost
4. establishing a new balance of power among Europe
What eventually led to the July revolution?
Charles X was rejected by the legislatures, and as king, he protested by dissolving it. People of France revolted against this. And that's what became
Who organized Young Italy?
Giuseppe Mazzini
Who organized the Red Shirts?
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Which German state took the lead in German unification and under whose leadership?
Prussia/ Bismarck
Who advanced the electrical telegraph?
Samuel Morse
Who was known as the best inventor in history?
Thomas Edison
In the 19th century, America built long, lean sailing vessels known for their tremendous speed on high seas against their English rival. What did they built?