There are many important events and dates throughout history that we can look at. But, if we look at history even closer we can see that the most pivotal period in time was between 1750 and post 1880. This paper is going to discuss some of the important developments of the eras that created a world where travel, transportation, trade, and communication was made faster and easier. This paper is also going to discuss how globalization made European more influential and power before 1880 and how global trends made Europe less important.
The Industrial Revolution has been viewed as one of the most influential events to occur on the economic world in the history of this modern society. There is not exact definition for the Industrial Revolution. …show more content…
The first development was advance military force. “Firearms were produced in Europe and had reached the interior of both Africa and North America before the Industrial Revolution” (Osterhammel, Globalization: a short history, 2005, p. 66). Before the advance military force, the world used Muskets to defend and attack personals. These rifles were extremely expensive to produce, therefor not many of them were used. After the Industrial Revolution, “the best products of the arms industry, such as heavy artillery and the slowly emerging warships built from iron were becoming more and more expensive. Now the solider and the civilian now have to become fundamentally dependent upon one another. The correlation between technology and power…” (Osterhammel, Globalization: a short history, 2005, p. 66) went hand in …show more content…
Before the revolution, people would only have a horse and wagon to be able to transport anything. “The 1830s brought a breakthrough for the steamships, which had first proved its utility in inland and coastal waters” (Osterhammel, Globalization: a short history, 2005, p. 67). Many people saw this as an opportunity to travel on a regular basis. The use of this steamship cut the transportation time dramatically. They did not have to use their own horse. With the use of these steamships, people began to transport more and more goods. When military ships were created, there first intensions were to guard the commercial ships from others attacking
The Industrial Revolution has been viewed as one of the most influential events to occur on the economic world in the history of this modern society. There is not exact definition for the Industrial Revolution. …show more content…
The first development was advance military force. “Firearms were produced in Europe and had reached the interior of both Africa and North America before the Industrial Revolution” (Osterhammel, Globalization: a short history, 2005, p. 66). Before the advance military force, the world used Muskets to defend and attack personals. These rifles were extremely expensive to produce, therefor not many of them were used. After the Industrial Revolution, “the best products of the arms industry, such as heavy artillery and the slowly emerging warships built from iron were becoming more and more expensive. Now the solider and the civilian now have to become fundamentally dependent upon one another. The correlation between technology and power…” (Osterhammel, Globalization: a short history, 2005, p. 66) went hand in …show more content…
Before the revolution, people would only have a horse and wagon to be able to transport anything. “The 1830s brought a breakthrough for the steamships, which had first proved its utility in inland and coastal waters” (Osterhammel, Globalization: a short history, 2005, p. 67). Many people saw this as an opportunity to travel on a regular basis. The use of this steamship cut the transportation time dramatically. They did not have to use their own horse. With the use of these steamships, people began to transport more and more goods. When military ships were created, there first intensions were to guard the commercial ships from others attacking