All of these issues helped to shape the American nation and its people. After the Civil War, the development of improved industrial methods and the arrival of masses of immigrants eager for factory jobs launched a new era of mass production in the United States. The nation turned its efforts toward economic recovery and expansion. America's abundant supply of natural resources, such as coal and oil, encouraged investment. Much of this investment came from already industrialized countries like Germany, Great Britain, and France whose business owners looked for new investment opportunities in the United States.
He linked industrial growth with a stronger nation politically and economically, and was inspired by the more developed nations in the west. He invited foreign experts from more industrialised countries like Britain, France and Germany to Russia to advise him on modernisation. He realised that he would have to have policies that would allow individual business people to start factories and encourage metalwork. His policies were successful, because industrial growth increased on average by 8% a year between 1890 and 1899, which was the highest growth rate of any of the world’s major economies. When Witte placed emphasis on industrialisation, it meant that jobs were created in towns and cities.
Since the Civil War ended in the late 1800’s, many inventions and innovations started to skyrocket in production, which led to what is now called the Industrial Revolution. This revolution really made an impact on how the people of America lived. Faster transportation, like the railroads and locomotives, made it easier for settlers to move out west where a lot of the industry work started. Inventions also made a huge impact on how people lived and made their daily lives easier. Some of these inventions were electricity, the sewing machine, the telephone, and the Model T Ford.
So "during the 19th century, the society and economy were completely altered due to the many new inventions created"(Essay written by Haisam Daouk, Hayat Showail, Kristelle Manassian, and Shahnaz Maktabi). Also, population increased all over the world. The rate of Industrial growth in 1913 right before the World war one increased dramatically in UK, France, Germany, Russia, and Italy. These five countries(and Austria-Hungary) are the main countries of World War one. These events all lead to Militarism, a better economy and foreign trade, led to countries having more money to buy weapons.
Technology in the 1920's Major technological events and developments of the 1920’s In the 1920s the creation of technological advancements was the most exciting development for that time. There were many types of new things that were invented by many scientists and other creative thinkers. Since then the technology has been improving rapidly and many more machines and house hold materials were being enhanced to help life be easier and stress free. Things such as the radio, refrigerators, air-conditioners, vacuum cleaners, and television were developed for entertainment and to make things more helpful around the house. The radio was a great example for technology development over time in from 1920s until now.
Peacetime industry began to give way to wartime endeavors. Factories built parts and shipped them to other factories to assemble into the final products. The country needed ammunition, tanks, aircraft, ships, bombs, protective gear, and many other wartime necessities. American industrialists invested in the development of new technologies that allowed the production in greater quantities and at a quicker pace. These endeavors provided a huge boost to the economy of the United States, advanced industrial technology, and provided more work opportunities for Americans.
Chapter 22: The Early Industrial Revolution 1760- 1851 I. Causes of the Industrial revolution i. Population Growth * Many factors caused the increase in population growth, some including, reliable food supplies, high birthrates and immunity to diseases * Children were the majority of the population * Migration also allowed population growth; people move from the country side to the cities * Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes that occurred in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. ii. Agricultural Revolution * Agriculture Revolution: The agricultural revolution was a period of agricultural development between the 18th century and the end of the 19th century, which saw a massive and rapid increase in agricultural production * It began before the 18th century .Farmers increased agricultural production, milk production, and the addition of new crops * Many wealthy landowners invested in new farming techniques and new crops * The wealthy secluded their lands to apply new methods on their farm crops iii. Trade and Inventiveness * Demands for goods increased in Europe * Population growth and agricultural production increase were added to the growth and trade and technology demands * Eli Whitney and John Hall invented the machine tools that were capable of making other machines * Benjamin Franklin and others experimented with electricity iv.
This increase was partly due to an influx of immigrants. 2 Immigration increased the U.S. population and it also created a new source of laborers. In addition to social changes, there were dramatic changes in the labor movement which happened between the years 1877 and the 1920s. With the end of the Civil War, industries began booming and the railroad industry especially increased: in fact, the railroad industry was the second largest industry in the United States and agriculture was the first largest. The year 1877 is famous for the Great Upheaval which is also known as the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
The 1920’s was a time of extreme highs and lows. After World War 1, America had come to a point to where we were able to take over. European overseas markets became the ultimate industrial world leaders. As technology, construction, advertising, entertainment and the interests of other grew; America was experiencing a decade of a great business boom in almost every industry.This is where we get the economic boom of the 1920’s. The average household could afford new products due to popularity and mass productions.
Extended Essay on Victorian Era Write an extended essay discussing Victorian: * Industrial revolution * Advances in technology * Advances in medicine * Advances in psychology * Advances in philosophy * Attitudes - spiritualism/séances The Victorian period was that of Queen Victoria who reigned from June 1837 to January 1901, it was a prosperous period for British people because of profits gained from the British Empire and industrial improvements, this improved birth rates and marriage rates. In 1800’s the industrial revolution spread throughout Britain and the use of steam powered machines increased the number of factories. As the number of factories grew people from the countryside moved into the towns because of the better pay and better jobs representing a big increase in the amount of people occupying London and other cities. The housing of these workers were normally close to the factory so they could walk to work and were made quickly and cheaply so they only had 2-4 rooms with no toilet or running water meaning they would have to share outside toilets and an outdoor pump with the whole street, also the houses were built very crammed together on very narrow streets. The houses were very crowded; housing at least 4-5 people maybe in one room, these conditions along with the dirty towns promoted diseases such as cholera, smallpox and typhus.