HIEU 242 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Rhine, Environmental Hazard, Bronchitis
19 Mar 2018
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1775- watt"s engine marketed: > transformed manufacturing world. Production rose 80% between 1750-1770: innovation began in textiles. James hargreaves- hand loon (1764: aka spinning jenny. Debate began about bene ts and tyranny (i. e. labor laws: substitute coal for wood to make iron. Numbers: 1830= few dozen miles, 1840= 4500 miles, 1850= 23k+ Industrial revolution on the continent: 1830s because had none of the advantages britain did. Wars of french revolution and napoleon disrupted economies: most bene cial aspect- removal of previous restraints on the movement of capital and labor, population growth boosted economic development for many, transportation improved (roads and canals) > railroads could be built > more improvement: governments played a large role. Provided incentives: limited liability laws, europeans actively promoted invention and technological development. After 1850: competitors of britain emerge- they"re still the largest but growing slowly. Social consequences: 19th century turning point in european demographic history.
