19th Century Europe
A lot took place during the 19th Century in Europe. A lot of colonies at this time were being held under the control of Britain, one of the world's great powers. However, among these colonies, nationalism grew and empowered these nations once suppressed by Britain. When news of the American revolution (1776) reached the ears of European peasants, this spurred several more revolutions among European nations such as the French Revolution. Another important event in Europe was the Industrial Revolution. This had both many pros and cons. The Industrial Revolution provided many new inventions to the world never seen before such as electricity, the telegraph, and the steam engine. However, this hurt society just as much as it helped it. Pollution was an impending problem now and unemployment had reached new levels now that machines had taken over the jobs of people. Overall, the 19th Century in Europe was an eventful time full of new ideas and inventions that changed the society forever.
Industrial Revolution: 1800s
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The Industrial Revolution was one of the major turning points in Europe. It mainly came about because of the change from human labor to using mechanisation as well. Some of the new technological inventions were:
- steam power
- electricity
- iron-making techniques
- telegraph cables
- trading was improved by: canals and railways
This affected a lot of aspects in the daily European life. Family life was pushed aside as women and children sometimes as young as ten had to go work long hard days (some as long as 12-14 hours) in factories to make ends meet. Several effects of the Industrial Revolution include:
- an increase in population
- an increase in polllution
- a decrease in farmers
- more people living in the slums of the city to work in factories
- increased medical knowledge
- decrease in mortality rates
Soon the Industrial Revolution reached other countries, especially America, and soon it became a race to be the most industrialized, because that meant more world power.
Sources:
- Google Images
- http://history-world.org/Industrial%20Intro.htm
- http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Industrial_Revolution.html
- steam power
- electricity
- iron-making techniques
- telegraph cables
- trading was improved by: canals and railways
This affected a lot of aspects in the daily European life. Family life was pushed aside as women and children sometimes as young as ten had to go work long hard days (some as long as 12-14 hours) in factories to make ends meet. Several effects of the Industrial Revolution include:
- an increase in population
- an increase in polllution
- a decrease in farmers
- more people living in the slums of the city to work in factories
- increased medical knowledge
- decrease in mortality rates
Soon the Industrial Revolution reached other countries, especially America, and soon it became a race to be the most industrialized, because that meant more world power.
Sources:
- Google Images
- http://history-world.org/Industrial%20Intro.htm
- http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Industrial_Revolution.html