Industrialisation

To what extent was Russia ready for revolution by 1903? By 1903, there was existing tension that continued to grow amongst the five social classes of the Russian Empire, with the peasants and workers, who comprised 86% (historylearninsite) of the population, growing increasingly discontent with the autocratic regime which the tsar adamantly elected not to reform. Autocracy, under tsar Nicolas II could no longer conceal the rapidly-emerging political, economic and social problems that were…

without the “Hands” none of the futuristic technology would exist such as the tele screens. Both composers make similar points in relation to the idea of technology warning that we need to consider the effect on society brought about by rapid industrialisation and misuse of…

Over the top fishing practices and industrialisation is also affecting the marine wild life. With fishing being a major recreational sport, and the fish market growing; there are many professional fishing boats/ships that take too many fish. This means that the fish species can’t keep up with their breeding to keep a plentiful population going, while they are being fished out. Industrialisation is creating a growing threat on the reefs future. Right now the Queensland…

was so unfitted for the role and never really governed Russia.” The industrial revolution throughout russia had just been started at the time of the First World War, this is partly to blame for the fall of the Romanov Dynasty. Due to late industrialisation, the economy of russia was very weak, leading to there being no way for russia to provide for its people, soldiers and even war supplies. The russian army was even left with ridiculous supplies, many soldiers fighting barefoot and without…

While Mao’s political agenda is often derided, the challenges he tackled and achieved success over in his early years of leadership are overlooked by many. China had faced a weak central government under the Qing Dynasty Mao provided a strong central government that alleviated poor conditions subsequent to Imperial China. Mao intended to bring social reforms, improve sanitation, reducing the spread of disease and bridge the gap of gender inequality by introducing women’s rights. Essentially, as…

context which influence aspects of texts. Within Orwell’s novel ‘1984’ and Lang’s film ‘Metropolis’ (1927) context influences the composers’ choice of language forms and attitudes conveyed through the texts. Metropolis educates audiences of the industrialisation and consequent dystopia of post WWI society. Lang celebrates and critiques post WWI European “Machine Age” as a futuristic dystopian nightmare, where capitalism and technology is distorted. In the novel ‘1984’ , Orwell confronts us with…

Peasant life also improved under Alexander III, who in 1882 established the Peasant Land Bank to help peasants buy additional land from the nobles. Which mitigated some of the financial burden faced by the peasantry after the emancipation of 1861 and diminished distress and unrest in the countryside. Polunov asserts Nikolai Bunge is credited with the founding of “a Peasant Land Bank, on May 18, 1882”, however, it's likely Alexander III would receive the credit even if he was not at the forefront…

As mentioned earlier, the 1920s was a time of consumerism as a result of post-war industrialisation with the help of innovators such as Henry Ford and Thomas Edison to help revolutionise the economic and social spectrums in the U.S. The U.S., though heading to a remarkable economic direction, the 1920s was also marked with economic corruption and injustice. the United States experienced an unparalleled time of economic growth, but with this growth came the desire of men in all aspects of society…

It also played a major role in the limited industrialisation India had achieved during the British especially in establishment of metallurgical industries like iron and steel industry. It has played key role in emergence of large metropolises of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras.for the agricultural sectors…

Capitalism in Europe and role of colonies So what is capitalism? A basic explanation would say that it is an economic system where those things that make money, like land, factories, communications, and transportation systems, are owned by private businesses and corporations which trade in a ‘free market’ of competition. This system uses the investment of money, or ‘capital’, to produce profits. It leads to a small upper class of people having the most wealth and the growth of large…