1492
Columbus reached the New World
Discovery of the Americas
"Columbus discovers America, opening the New World to European exploration and settlement."
💰Capital Accumulation🏭Imperial Extraction🔗Production Control
1760-1840
Transformed manufacturing & society
Industrial Revolution
"The Industrial Revolution brought technological progress and economic growth to Britain."
💰Capital Accumulation⚒️Labour Erasure🏭Imperial Extraction
1833-1865
Slavery ended in the British Empire & US
Abolition of Slavery
"Moral progress and humanitarian concerns led to the abolition of slavery."
💰Capital Accumulation⚒️Labour Erasure🎩Bourgeois Interests
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Stories that never made it to the archive
Lost Voices
"Some historical details remain unknown due to limited documentation."
🔗Production Control⚒️Labour Erasure🎩Bourgeois Interests
1929-1939
Global economic collapse & recovery
Great Depression
"Stock market crash led to economic depression, ended by New Deal programs and WWII."
💰Capital Accumulation🎩Bourgeois Interests🏭Imperial Extraction
1945-1975
End of formal colonial empires
Decolonisation
"Former colonies gained independence through peaceful negotiation and gradual transition."
🏭Imperial Extraction💰Capital Accumulation🎩Bourgeois Interests