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22 Cards in this Set
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he made improvements to the newcomen steam engine
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james watt
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invented the cotton gin
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eli whitney
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founded interchangable parts
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eli whitney
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invented the steamboat. tested in the hudson river
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robert fulton
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he built the first public railway (steam locomotives)
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george stephenson
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he was sent to europe to complete his education. in europe he became a strong admirer of the ideals of the enlightenment and the french revolution
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simon bolivar
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a self educated former slave. the leader of the haitian revolution. (ran the french out)
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L'ouverture
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wanted to end slavery
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Fr. Miguel Hidalgo
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transactions between private parties are free from state intervention
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laissez- faire economics
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"scientific socialism" religion is the opiate of the masses
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karl marx
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by marx and engels/ all means of production would be owned by the community/gov't
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the communist manifesto
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work by charles darwin
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the origin of species
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used an army of british troops and sepoys to drive out the french
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the british east india company
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the king of the belgians. founder of the congo free state
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king leopold
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military genius
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shaka
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to avoid bloodshed. this conference met. africans werent invited
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the berlin conference
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diamonds
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cecil rhodes
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preventing diseases. milk!
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louis pastuer
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he promoted the idea of washing hands and cleaning surgical tools before and after surgeries
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joseph lister
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air conditioning
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nicola tesla
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photography
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daguerre
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radio
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marconi
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