Ivan III (the Great) Ivan III (the Great) (1440–1505) Grand Duke of Moscow (1462–1505). He laid the foundations of the future Russian Empire. By 1480 Moscow's northern rivals, including Novgorod, were absorbed by conquest or persuasion, domestic rebellion was crushed, and the Tatar threat was ended permanently.
The Indian independence movement began in 1857. The early proponents led militant uprisings against British rule, but the leaders of the Indian National Congress, which was founded in 1885, pushed for more rights for Indians in terms of the vast civil service and land ownership.
The first basic technologically is widely considered steam engines, and then the factories. These greatly helped industrialization by making more products and such. It also helped make weapons and ammo for World War Two, which caused the great depression and these factory jobs were basically the only job that was available.
