| 1866 - 1901 |
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| Age of Empire: Europe turns smokey . .
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| Prussian-led Germany major power
in Europe . . . race for "warm" European empires . . . alliances
& treaties . . . abolition of remaining religious 'test' acts [re:
catholics] (1871) . . . dramatic growth of towns & cities . . . increase in
industrial pollution & decline in public health: slums abound (1880's on) .
. . growth of telegraph & world shipping . . . unrest in Ireland . . .
embryonic social reform & urban sanitation improvements (latter 19th C) . .
. department & 'chain' stores [e.g. 'Boots'] (1870's on) . . . compulsory
elementary education (1880) . . . local government [county councils] (1888) . .
. birth of wireless communication [Marconi] (1900) . . . decline in agriculture
(possible climate influence) . . . |
| Cooler, wetter downturn from roughly 1870's on * marked effect on harvests * run of severe
winters late in century * notable blizzards * 1884-1902 - dry phase (England & Wales): notable
water shortages. |
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