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Spread of The Industrial Revolution
Early 1700's
Britain
The first areas of the Industrialization were mainly in mining and textiles. The Newcomben Engine and the Steam Engine would pump water out of coal mines allowing for increase of coal production.
Factories
Factories that employ new technology were initially guarded as state secret, allowing England to be the workshop of the world for all things manufactured.
Britain's Secret
Britain's secret soon made there way off the island
Britain's Secret
American Colonies
At the time of the Revolutionary War, American colonies were importing factory made goods and luxury products from Great Britain
United States of America
1790
Samuel Slater built the first practical cotton spinning machines
1790
1793
Eli Whitney presented the cotton gin. New England soon had a flourishing cotton textile industry
1793
1830
Manufacturing of iron developed more slowly because of the lack of soft coal. A process of using high end coal, was introduced.
1830
1834
Cyrus McCormick invented a successful reaper, was later followed by the development of farm machinery.
1834
1789
France has began to adopt some of the new English manufacturing methods
France
Hand Labor
Hand Labor continued to be dominate until the middle of the 19th century. When they gradually changed over to mechanical production
Hand Labor
Modern Industrial Era
1870 - 71, France entered it's modern industrial era
Modern Industrial Era
Mechanization of Germany
Germany
Mechanization of Germany was delayed by the disunity of the German states. Until the middle of the 19th century progress was delayed by internal tariff barriers, inadequate transportation, lack of colonial markets and money for investments
1871
After the unification under the Prussians in 1871, Germany launched a program of industrial and commercial expansion that made it a world leader by the early 20th century.
1871
Japan
Japan became the first Asian nation to become industrialized.
Japan
1868
After restoration of imperial power in 1868, Emperor Mutsuhito sent japanese scholars to study Western industry. Japan quickly became a highly efficient industrial nation.
1868
1971
After the Russian Revolution in 1971, the Communist leaders move first to gain control of agriculture and production.
Russia
1928
in 1928 the first five year plan went into effects. It's aim was to transform the nation from an agricultural to an industrial one. Under a continuing series of five-year plans, the Soviet Union became second to the US as an industrial power.
1928
India And China
Held on to their ancient systems of agriculture and handicraft until after World War II. The government began to slowly teach the peasants modern agricultural and industrial methods.