1750-1900

1756-1763

The Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) occurs.

1767

The invention of the Spinning Jenny, using machines to manufacture.

1776

The Declaration of Independence is signed, marking the beginning of the American Revolution.

1776

Adam Smith publishes 'Wealth of Nations’

1780-1850

The Industrial Revolution takes place

1789

The French Revolution begins

1796

Edward Jenner develops the smallpox vaccine

1804

Haitian independence

1807

British abolish Trans-Atlantic slave trade

1807-1808

The Janissary Revolt

1815

The Congress of Vienna (end of Napoleon)

1820s

Independence in Latin America

1838-1842

The First Opium War in China

1839-1878

The Tanzimat Reforms

1848

Marx and Engels publish 'The Communist Manifesto'

1848-1849

European Revolutions

1853

Commodore Perry opens Japan

1857

The Sepoy Mutiny occurs in India

1861

The end of Russian serfdom is proclaimed

1861-1865

The US Civil War

1861-1870

Italian unification

1863

The US Emancipation Proclamation

1868

The Meiji Restoration begins in Japan

1871

German Unification

1885

The Berlin Conference divides Africa among European powers, starting the Scramble for Africa.

1893

New Zealand grants women suffrage

1896

The Battle of Adowa results in the Ethiopian defeat of Italy

1898

The Spanish American War occurs, with the US acquiring the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

1899-1902

The Boer War takes place, leading to British control over South Africa.