19th century

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Events:

Napoleon conquers much of Europe, is ultimately defeated (1814) and the old European regimes are restored.
Final phase of the Industrial Revolution, including Rail Transport, telegraph, and telephone.
Discovery of the relationships between magnetism and electricity and light by Hans Christian Ørsted and James Maxwell. See History of Science and Technology.
Mass migration from Europe to the United States.
Political revolution and constitutional reform across Europe severely limits powers of monarchs, advances democracy.
Slavery ended in British colonies and in America. See American Civil War. End of global slave trade enforced by British navy.
Charles Darwin revolutionizes biology with his theories of evolution, 1858.
Europeans colonize large parts of Africa and Asia
Karl Marx writes the Communist Manifesto, encouraging workers to revolt against owners
Meji Restoration in 1868 opens Japan to modern influences and returns the emperor to power
Germany and Italy are formed as nations.

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