Medicine
Year in which the flush toilet was invented
When is 1775?
This ancient trading route connecting Asia and Europe saw the trade of many items, from food to gold to silk.
What is the silk road?
This revolution in industry began in England around the mid 1700s.
What is the industrial revolution?
Steampowered trains are invented in this year.
This war ended in 1945 with the bombing of the Japanese cities Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
What is world war II?
when is 1676?
The seed drill is invented in this year, changing the way we plant forever
When is 1701?
This form of food storage invented in 1810 allows people to preserve and eat foods year round.
What is canning?
These brothers are credited with the first successful flight in 1903
Who are the Wright brothers?
This organization established after WWII sought to have open communication and peace amongst the world's nations.
What is the United Nations?
The first vaccine was developed to cure this disease
What is smallpox?
in 1913 people started using these to help grow plants, prevent pests, and have overall higher yields.
What are chemical fertilizers?
This service, invented in 1989 allows people from all around the world to communicate instantaniously.
What is the world wide web?
First known as 'The Benz' this 1885 German gas-powered invention would change individual transportation forever
what is the gas powered car?
First celebrated in 1970, this day seeks to recognize the importance of protecting the natural environment.
What is Earth Day?
1960 saw the development of this contraceptive
What is the birth control pill?
Invented in 1786- this scottish invented machine seperated grain from stalks and husks, saving hours in agriculture labor.
What is the thresher?
This machine, invented in 1937, greatly reduced the amount of time it took to clean linnens.
What is the washing machine?
Connecting the coasts of the United States, this epic project was completed in 1869 and was almost 1776 miles (2858 km) long.
What is the transcontinental railway?
Starting in 1914 and ending in 1918, this War was supposedly "The War to end all Wars", however twenty years after it's ending it would have a sequel.
What is WWI?
This movement starting in 1843 saw the start of government money paying for healthcare
What is the public health movement?
These types of foods have custom constructed genetics to increase shelf life, pest and disease resistance, and overall crop yield.
What are GMOs?
Nicknamed "Simon" the first item of this was invented by IBM in 1884
What is a smartphone?
The first successful mission into space - piloted by a human - was completed in April 1961 by this country.
What is the Soviet Union?
This economic and political system focuses on the production and consumption of CAPITAL, and become the main economic system in the world.
What is capitalism?