The World 0f 1875
If You Were a Baby
Under Construction
If you had been born in 1875, just as this the period covered by is course began, then your childhood would have been during this decade.
European civilization reached its zenith in power and influence, the British Empire remained the most powerful in the world and was becoming even more power. America was coming along while Russia improved its civilization and threatened to expand further into the Eurasian landmass.
In Great Britain, Winston Churchill actually was a baby. His life was to become a life lived at the center of Great the Britain and through Great Britain at the center of the world.
[Video Introduction of Session]
Outline
Course Decades of Biggest Change 1875 to 1945
Session 1 Topics
Topic 1 Introduction
Topic 2 Lord and Lady Randolph
Topic 3 Disraeli and Gladstone
Topic 4 World Commerce
Topic 5 Congress of Berlin
Topic 6 America’s Priorities
Other Sessions
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Headlines
| YEAR | EVENTS |
|---|---|
| 1875 | Forbidden Palace, China: Kwang Hsu Becomes Emperor |
| 1875 | India: Prince of Wales Visits |
| 1875 | Suez Canal: Great Britain Buys Controlling Interest |
| 1875 | Hartford, Connecticut: Mark Twain Publishes “Tom Sawyer” |
| 1875 | Argenteuil, France: Monet Paints “Boating at Argenteuil” |
| 1875 | Paris: Bizet Debuts “Carmen” |
| 1875 | Royalty Theater, London: Gilbert and Sullivan Debuts “Trial by Jury” |
| 1875 | Boston: Tchaikovsky Debuts “Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23” |
| 1875 | Athens: Heinrich Schliemann Publishes “Troy and Its Remains” |
| 1875 | London: Medical School for Women Founded |
| 1875 | Paris: Gallium Discovered (Atomic Number 31) |
| 1875 | London: Main Sewage System Completed |
| 1875 | English Channel: Matthew Webb Is First Man to Swim Across |
| 1875 | Japan: Law Courts Reformed |
| 1875 | London: First Roller-Skating Ring Opens |
| 1875 | London: Lord Randolph First Treated for Grave Illness |
| YEAR | EVENTS |
Concepts
Great Britain became a world superpower based on economic development supported by its seapower.
Vast internal development was making the USA a potential superpower in the future.
The economies of western civilization provided mass audiences for the arts and literature and mass consumers for invention.
More Information
From the History Moments Library
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1048 | Holy Roman Emperor Takes Control of the Papacy | Ferdinand Gregorovius| |Joseph Darras |
| 1054 | Orthodox, Catholics Split | Henry F. Tozer| |Joseph Deharbe |
| 1066 | Battle of Hastings | Sir Edward Creasy |
| YEAR | TITLE | AUTHOR(s) |