HIST 1250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Toxic Waste, Chisso, Space Race
7 Dec 2013
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The environmental movement started in the 1960s, a time when many things in the world were changing (space race, vietnam war, etc. ) First wave started in the 1960s, mostly an intellectual conversation. By the beginning of the 19th century resources are extracted and sold for cheap. The impact of contestant resource extraction is discussed first in great britain. Almost every river in britain had been used as a dumping ground. At the end of the 19th century many environmental societies are started to protect different areas in britain from the industrial revolution. Environmental movements start in germany as the country is established in 1870. Germans are very proud to be german, want to protect their land. If rapid industrial growth continues the earth will run out of natural resources. National parks and forests are established to protect certain areas of the us. The new science of ecology is being practiced in germany. Becomes very popular in the united states.
