5.4 Industrial Revolution Continues
the steam engine (a machine that converted fossil fuels to mechanical energy) caused an increase in industrialization. there was a change from water to steam
steamships -> mass produced goods transported further and faster
east and south europe slow adaptors because of poor coal dep and land locked
Countries in the middle east + asia saw a decline in their share of production.
India and egypt declined due to expensive textile manufacturing while britain increased by making it cheap and mass producing it
france: after napoleon, they adopted industrial technologies but lacked coal + iron deposits. compared to GB, they missed the intense social upheavals due to the slower industrialization
united states: fast industrialization, some things as gb as long as migration.
russia: if russia did not industrialize, they would be left behind
railroad, steam engine tech
trans-siberian railroad
brutal working conditions that lead to russian revolution
japan: many asian states decreased while japan increased by borrowing heavy from west technology and western education
the economy changed, labor changed, everything changed during the industrial time.
the middle class starts to emerge