Industrialization and Nationalism
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General |
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- Encyclopedia Titanica A comprehensive look at the RMS Titanic including its passengers, its crew, deck plans, and more.
- Nationalism and Empire within Europe, 1850-1900 Discusses the growth of nationalism in Europe during the latter half of the nineteenth century including the unifications of Italy and Germany, British imperialism, and more.
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Technological Advances |
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- McCormick-International Harvester Collection In the 1830’s Cyrus McCormick developed the reaper, a horse drawn machine that harvested wheat. This site from the Wisconsin Historical Society provides a biographical essay about McCormick and gathers manuscripts and other artifacts relating to his company.
- The Charles Goodyear Story Describes the life of Charles Goodyear and his discovery of how to vulcanize rubber.
- Edison National Historic Site From the National Park Service, here you can learn about Thomas Alva Edison and all of his inventions.
- Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop Contains information about Eli Whitney and his development of the cotton gin.
- Fulton's First Steamboat Voyage, 1807 Provides primary accounts of Robert Fulton's maiden voyage on his steamboat, the Clermont.
- James Watt and Our World From the Science Museum in London, this site examines the life of James Watt and his workshop.
- Michael Faraday Depicts the life and accomplishments of Michael Faraday.
- Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress A comprehensive collection of the papers and look at the life of the inventor of the telegraph, Samuel Morse.
- Sir Richard Arkwright's Masson Mills Describes the history of Richard Arkwright's textile mill in Derbyshire, England.
- The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age From the Smithsonian Institution, read about the lives of Wilbur & Orville Wright and explore how they developed their first airplane, and see how their invention changed society.
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Industrialization and Factory System |
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- Childhood Lost: Child Labor during the Industrial Revolution Discusses child labor in the United States as industries began to flourish and includes primary sources.
- The Dickens Project A comprehensive site on Charles Dickens and his works from the University of California.
- Industrial Revolution Chronicles the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain including biographies and links to other online resources.
- The Workhouse Explores the history and the daily life in workhouses.
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Economic and Social Theories |
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- Adam Smith From the Adam Smith Institute, this site profiles Adam Smith, his Wealth of Nations and Theory of Moral Sentiments, and more.
- David Ricardo's Contributions to Economics Discusses Ricardo's economic theories and their contributions to society.
- John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) Introduces the life and major works of political philosopher John Stuart Mill.
- Jeremy Bentham, 1748-1832 Profiles Jeremy Bentham and his writings on utilitarianism and includes links to his work and other resources.
- Karl Marx Provides a brief biography of Karl Marx and a brief explanation of his economic theories.
- Marx & Engels Internet Archive Compiles the works of Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels with biographies, images, and more.
- On Liberty by John Stuart Mill Online version of the 1864 printing of Mill's essay about liberty and authority, published by Longman, Roberts & Green.
- Optimism, Adam Smith, Liberals, and Utopians Discusses the various economic and social theories that were developed in the 18th and 19th centuries including theories by Adam Smith, Jeremy Bentham, Thomas Malthus, David Ricardo, James and John Stuart Mill, and more.
- Robert Owen Museum Discusses the life of Robert Owen, his writings, and his improvements of working and living conditions in New Lanark.
- Thomas Robert Malthus Presents a short biography of Malthus and his theories on population and money and lists links to other online resources.
- Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith Online version of the abridged edition of Adam Smith's landmark book about political economics that appeared in volume 10 of Harvard Classics.
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Scientific Advances |
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- Charles Darwin and the Voyage of the HMS Beagle Charts out Charles Darwin's voyage from December 27, 1831 - October 2, 1836 which led to his writing The Origin of Species in 1859.
- The Charles Darwin Collection Bartleby presents two works by Charles Darwin: The Origin of Species and The Voyage of the Beagle.
- The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Compiles the writings of Charles Darwin including manuscripts, publications, letters, and more.
- Dmitriy Mendeleev Online Lists links to online resources about Mendeleev, periodic laws, and the periodical table.
- Dr. Jenner's House: The Edward Jenner Museum Explore the life and discoveries made by the father of immunology, Dr. Edward Jenner.
- Einstein Depicts the life of Albert Einstein and his theories.
- German Röntgen Museum Provides a biography of Wilhelm Röntgen and explains the history behind his discovery of the x-ray.
- John Dalton Chronicles the life of Englishman John Dalton and his contributions to chemistry.
- Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity Looks into the world of Marie Curie and her discovery of radioactivity.
- Mendel Museum of Genetics The website of the Mendel Museum in Brno, Czech Republic contains a biography of the father of genetics and explanations of his discoveries.
- Musée Pasteur The official website of the museum in Dole, France dedicated to Louis Pasteur, his family, and his discoveries in crystallography, fermations, infectious diseases, and vaccinations.
- Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Albert Einstein The online version of the 1920 publication by Henry Holt that discusses Einstein's theory of relativity.
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Risorgimento (Unification of Italy) |
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- Garibaldi & the Risorgimento Highlights the panorama of the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi and his role in the Risorgimento which is housed at Brown University.
- The Risorgimento or Unification of Italy (1815-1871): An Introduction Presents an overview, written by Robert Avery, about the Italian unification.
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German Empire |
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- Austro-Prussian War Reports on the Austro-Prussian War, also known as the Seven Weeks’ War, that gave Prussia the power to unite the German-States into one empire.
- Forging an Empire: Bismarckian Germany (1866-1890) Contains an overview, documents, images, and maps relating to the formation of Germany.
- Franco-Prussian War Discusses the Franco-Prussian War between France and Prussia with the German-States from July 15, 1870 to February 1, 1871 with maps, portraits, and more.
- Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor Profiles the man who unified Germany and served as the first chancellor.
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Victorian England |
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- Prince Albert: His Life and Legacy The Royal Collection Trust provides over 23,000 items relating to the life of Prince Albert includes a biography, photographs, writings, and more.
- Victorian Web This site is about English history during the reign of Queen Victoria including political history, social history, philosophy, religion, science, technology, literature, the arts, and more.
- Victorians Describes Great Britain during Queen Victoria’s reign including the working class, the middle class, technology, health, education, and more.
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