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1870s

 
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Meaning #1: the decade from 1870 to 1879


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Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1840s 1850s 1860s - 1870s - 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years: 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
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The 1870s continued the trends of the previous decade, as new empires and an increase in imperialism and militarism rise in Europe and Asia. Germany declares independence in 1871 and begins its Second Reich. Labor unions and strikes occur worldwide in the later part of the decade, and continue until World War I. In America, the Reconstruction era brings a legacy of bitterness and segregation that lasts until the 1960s.

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  • Jeanne Calment, born 1875, would eventually become the longest-living human being in recorded history. She lived until 1997, at the age of 122. She still holds the record as of 2009.

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