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networks of iron or steel rails on which a locomotive pulls trains, first used in England in the 1830's
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railroads
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networks of iron or steel rails on which a locomotive pulls trains, first used in England in the 1830's
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railroads
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networks of iron or steel rails on which a locomotive pulls trains, first used in England in the 1830's
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railroads
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insulated copper cables laid along the sea bottom of telegraphic communication the English Channel got the first one in 1851, the first successful transatlantic cable was laid in 1866
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submarine telegraph cables
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insulated copper cables laid along the sea bottom of telegraphic communication the English Channel got the first one in 1851, the first successful transatlantic cable was laid in 1866
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submarine telegraph cables
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insulated copper cables laid along the sea bottom of telegraphic communication the English Channel got the first one in 1851, the first successful transatlantic cable was laid in 1866
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submarine telegraph cables
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a form of energy used in telegraphy from the 1840's and in lighting, industrial motors, and railroads from the 1880's
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electricity
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American inventor known for inventing the light bulb, wax cylinder recording and motion pictures
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Thomas Edison
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a form of energy used in telegraphy from the 1840's and in lighting, industrial motors, and railroads from the 1880's
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electricity
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a form of energy used in telegraphy from the 1840's and in lighting, industrial motors, and railroads from the 1880's
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electricity
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reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain (r. 1837-1901). Also used to describe late 19th century society with ridgid moral standards and sharp differentations for men and women as well as working class and middle class people
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Victorian Age
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19th century idea in the Western world that men and women, especially in the middle class, should have clearly different roles in society
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"separate spheres"
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American inventor known for inventing the light bulb, wax cylinder recording and motion pictures
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Thomas Edison
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American inventor known for inventing the light bulb, wax cylinder recording and motion pictures
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Thomas Edison
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originated in Europe, this political idea that advocated government protection of workers from exploitation by property owners and government ownership of industries, this led to the founding of socialist of labor parties throughout Europe in the second half of the 19th century
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socialism
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reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain (r. 1837-1901). Also used to describe late 19th century society with ridgid moral standards and sharp differentations for men and women as well as working class and middle class people
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Victorian Age
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organization of workers in a certain industry or trade, created to defend the interests of members throught strikes or negotiations with employers
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labor unions
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reign of Queen Victoria of Great Britain (r. 1837-1901). Also used to describe late 19th century society with ridgid moral standards and sharp differentations for men and women as well as working class and middle class people
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Victorian Age
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a German journalist and writer who collaborated with another socialist named Friedrich Engels, Marx expressed his political ideas in the Communist Manifesto
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Karl Marx
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