Several revolutions occurred in European countries 1848 to 1849. However, after that time, there was a lull in which no other revolutions occurred until World War I. In the European politics of the time, these revolutions were replaced by several elements. One of the most significant of these elements was the process of industrialization, which, having gained steam, came to the forefront of European thought and politics. The revolutions were an indication of dissatisfaction among the people for which they were unable to locate an outlet, as they struggled to understand what was going on and what could be done to fix it. Industrialization was the answer to alleviate the conditions, but no one held a firm understanding of the concept at that
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A typical characteristic of economic depression is the lack of jobs available to the working class as well as extremely low wages paid to those who are able to find employment. Additionally, individuals who were in business for themselves, such as farmers and craftsmen, often found themselves either unable to sell their products or unable to sell them at a price that generated enough money to provide for their families. These circumstances piled on to the already high level of unrest and dissatisfaction among the people in Europe, and by the time these conditions had persisted for several years, the people were at a point of revolution. When a revolution is successful, the government is typically completely overturned or at least drastically changed. Many of the European revolutions of the mid-nineteenth century were successful by this definition, and the change in governments provided a natural opportunity for the change associated with the burgeoning industrialization to gain …show more content…
A furnace was invented for generating heat for making metal. This furnace used coal as the fuel. However, the amount of heat generated by low quality coal was limited, and thus the quality of the metal formed using this coal was also limited. It was discovered that, if the coal was first cooked in a furnace, it would form a higher quality heat source, coke. This coke made a hotter furnace, which made a higher quality metal. This was used to make a better quality furnace, which in turn produced higher quality coke. Thus the growth and improvement of the system and of the goods it produces become self-sustaining. As industrialization began to do its job, alleviating the problems and thus the dissatisfaction, it came to be more formally recognized, named, and understood. This industrialization had numerous effects, both direct and indirect, on the economies and thus the politics of the European countries. By creating a proliferation of jobs, the plight of the working class people in the countries became at least stable if not better than they were prior to industrialization. Before industrialization made as big an impact, many people would find themselves either unable to find a job or unable to sell the products they produced. Many people, especially farmers and craftsmen, were essentially self-employed. If these individuals were not able to sell the products they either grew or
A typical characteristic of economic depression is the lack of jobs available to the working class as well as extremely low wages paid to those who are able to find employment. Additionally, individuals who were in business for themselves, such as farmers and craftsmen, often found themselves either unable to sell their products or unable to sell them at a price that generated enough money to provide for their families. These circumstances piled on to the already high level of unrest and dissatisfaction among the people in Europe, and by the time these conditions had persisted for several years, the people were at a point of revolution. When a revolution is successful, the government is typically completely overturned or at least drastically changed. Many of the European revolutions of the mid-nineteenth century were successful by this definition, and the change in governments provided a natural opportunity for the change associated with the burgeoning industrialization to gain …show more content…
A furnace was invented for generating heat for making metal. This furnace used coal as the fuel. However, the amount of heat generated by low quality coal was limited, and thus the quality of the metal formed using this coal was also limited. It was discovered that, if the coal was first cooked in a furnace, it would form a higher quality heat source, coke. This coke made a hotter furnace, which made a higher quality metal. This was used to make a better quality furnace, which in turn produced higher quality coke. Thus the growth and improvement of the system and of the goods it produces become self-sustaining. As industrialization began to do its job, alleviating the problems and thus the dissatisfaction, it came to be more formally recognized, named, and understood. This industrialization had numerous effects, both direct and indirect, on the economies and thus the politics of the European countries. By creating a proliferation of jobs, the plight of the working class people in the countries became at least stable if not better than they were prior to industrialization. Before industrialization made as big an impact, many people would find themselves either unable to find a job or unable to sell the products they produced. Many people, especially farmers and craftsmen, were essentially self-employed. If these individuals were not able to sell the products they either grew or