Tracing the Global Roots of Industrialization
-Britain led the way in industrialism
-Britain's industrial power helped protect themselves from the attacks by Napoleon
-Brought the country a large revenue
-Belgium, New England, and Germany soon tried to imitate the success of Britain
-United States soon started to follow
-French Revolution and Napoleonic wars heped set up for industrialization in Western Europe
EX: abolished trade barriers and dismantled guilds that discouraged technological innovation
EX: abolished trade barriers and dismantled guilds that discouraged technological innovation
-The process of industrialization took a long time to unfold across the globe
-Britain's industrial power helped protect themselves from the attacks by Napoleon
-Brought the country a large revenue
-Belgium, New England, and Germany soon tried to imitate the success of Britain
-United States soon started to follow
-French Revolution and Napoleonic wars heped set up for industrialization in Western Europe
EX: abolished trade barriers and dismantled guilds that discouraged technological innovation
EX: abolished trade barriers and dismantled guilds that discouraged technological innovation
-The process of industrialization took a long time to unfold across the globe
French Industrialization:
-French firms employed 15,000 British workers who helped establish mechanize textile and metallurgical industries
-By the mid 19th century, French engineers and inventors were creating innovations that led to greater efficiencies
-Railroad construction stimulated economics development and led to decreased transportation costs
-French firms employed 15,000 British workers who helped establish mechanize textile and metallurgical industries
-By the mid 19th century, French engineers and inventors were creating innovations that led to greater efficiencies
-Railroad construction stimulated economics development and led to decreased transportation costs
German Industrialization:-Proceeded more slowly than Belgium and French industrialization
-Political instability from competition between German states
-Coal and iron production soared after the 1840's
-1850's extensive railroad network under construction
-After unification in 1871, Bismark's government sponsored rapid industrialization
-In hopes of strengthening their army, they sponsored the development of the heavy industry
-Formation of huge businesses became the hallmark of German industrialization
-Krupp Firm: dominated mining, metalurgy, armanents production and shipbuilding
-Political instability from competition between German states
-Coal and iron production soared after the 1840's
-1850's extensive railroad network under construction
-After unification in 1871, Bismark's government sponsored rapid industrialization
-In hopes of strengthening their army, they sponsored the development of the heavy industry
-Formation of huge businesses became the hallmark of German industrialization
-Krupp Firm: dominated mining, metalurgy, armanents production and shipbuilding
United States Industrialization
-1800: North America possessed abundant land and resources but not enoug money or laborers to construct businesses
-Labor and investment capital came largely from Europe
-Migrants from Europe came for oppurtunities to start businesses
-Europeans took advantage to invest in businesses off of American resources
-American industrialization started in the 1820's when entrepreneurs lured Britsih craftmen to New England and built a cotton textile industry
-Thousands of mills were producing fabrics by the mid century
-Raw cotton grown in the south
-New England emerged as a site for industrial production, also for shoes, tools and handguns.
-1870's: heavy iron and steel industries emerged in places like western Pennsylvania and central -Alabama, where there were abundant iron and coal resources
-1900's: United States had become an economic powerhouse, industrialization even began to spill over into Canada
Pro: the big size of US made industrializing easier because of it's abundant resources among the vast amount of land
Con: the large amount of land also made travel and communication between regions more difficult
-To facilitate transportation and distribution, governments built canals, and private investors made steamship lines and railroad networks
-1800: North America possessed abundant land and resources but not enoug money or laborers to construct businesses
-Labor and investment capital came largely from Europe
-Migrants from Europe came for oppurtunities to start businesses
-Europeans took advantage to invest in businesses off of American resources
-American industrialization started in the 1820's when entrepreneurs lured Britsih craftmen to New England and built a cotton textile industry
-Thousands of mills were producing fabrics by the mid century
-Raw cotton grown in the south
-New England emerged as a site for industrial production, also for shoes, tools and handguns.
-1870's: heavy iron and steel industries emerged in places like western Pennsylvania and central -Alabama, where there were abundant iron and coal resources
-1900's: United States had become an economic powerhouse, industrialization even began to spill over into Canada
Pro: the big size of US made industrializing easier because of it's abundant resources among the vast amount of land
Con: the large amount of land also made travel and communication between regions more difficult
-To facilitate transportation and distribution, governments built canals, and private investors made steamship lines and railroad networks