1768
Industrial Revolution: Hargreaves perfects his spinning jenny.
1769    
Industrial Revolution: Watt develops the modern steam engine.
1779    
Industrial Revolution: Crompton invents the spinning mule.
1785    
Industrial Revolution: Cartwright invents the power loom.
1789-1799
The French Revolution.
1799    
Napoleon takes over control of France.
1815    
Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon defeated by England and Prussia.
1814-1815                                    
Congress of Vienna.
1820    
Revolution in Spain.
1820
Revolution in Italy.
1821    
Revolution in Greece.
1825    
Uprisings in Russia.
1830    
Industrial Revolution: First railroad, in Britain.
1830    
Revolution in France.
1831    
Revolution in Poland.
1832    
British Reform Bill expands British voting rights.
1848
The year of revolutions: France; Germany; Austria; Italy.

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