This document provides summaries of several topics in history from chapters 17-24:
- The American Revolution occurred from 1775-1787 as a result of England trying to control colonial America through taxation.
- Slavery was abolished in the 19th century as Enlightenment thinkers deemed it morally wrong and industrialization made it unnecessary.
- Women's suffrage and the declaration of women's rights in 1791 marked the beginning of feminism and the fight for women's rights.
- The industrial revolutions in England and America transformed economies from manual labor to machine-based manufacturing in textiles, steam power, and iron founding.
9. This also had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom.
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11. America’s hardest working river, Blackstone River, was the birthplace of American industrialization.
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13. Resulted in the dismantling of the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet Union.
14. Civil war erupted between the Bolsheviks (led by Vladimir Lenin) and the anti-Bolsheviks.
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16. Was the climax of trade disputes and diplomatic difficulties between China and the British Empire after China looked to restrict British opium traffickers.
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18. At the height of its power in the 16th and 17th centuries, it controlled Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa.