Madison Rambles #11: Answering Questions Indoors
Hello, everyone!
I don't need to explain the current situation right now, but I will say that because of it, we have all been stuck inside. I was able to go outside and draw chalk on the ground (it's to help other people cope with the situation), but I am not able to go to college. It's hard doing online classes, especially when there are distractions all over the house.
But answering these questions can help ease this situation at least a little bit for me and my readers.
Here are the three questions I chose to answer:
3) What was distinctive about Britain that may help explain its status as the breakthrough point of the Industrial Revolution?
Britain conquered everyone, learned from other cultures, and grew from the Black Death.
That sounds like a thesis statement, and that's because someone could write an entire essay on this. Multiple factors contributed to Britain leading the Industrial Revolution. After the Act of Union, Britain decided to conquer parts of the Americas, India, South Africa, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, and many other countries. They had all of the resources in the world at their disposal, so they had enough to industrialize.
Along with learning the discoveries of Islamic countries and China, and surviving one of the most apocalyptic events in human history, the better question is, "Why wouldn't Britain start the Industrial Revolution?"
Before anyone says China, they were uninterested in colonizing. They were content with trading in the Indian Ocean.
4) How did the Industrial Revolution transform British society?
This is a broad question. It's like asking, "What has science done to benefit humanity?"
The Industrial Revolution made Britain more, well, industrial. Factories helped create a middle class, along with giving more people, especially women, jobs. More scientific innovations and artistic creations happened because food started to be mass-produced, creating less to get food and more free time to study and create. Literacy rates went up because of education. Children's literature became more common as a result of education.
Even vacations became much more common because of the Industrial Revolution!
Britain before and after the Industrial Revolution is like night and day. That transformation from rural to modern is what fascinates many, which could be the reason why humanity loves learning about the Victorian Era.
7) What were the differences between industrialization in the United States and that in Russia?
The United States became industrial in very similar ways to Britain. Russia became more communist.
Look, the United States has been a republican democracy since it became independent. It didn't need to reform its government into communism like Russia did during its Industrial Revolution. All it needed was to recover during the Civil War and become a global superpower without slavery. That is easier said than done, but it was basically when Britain became industrial, with the exception of coming out of a Civil War.
Russia had to reform after deciding that having an all-ruling tsar was not the best way to run a government. Then they could become a communist global superpower. They had a bit of a late start, as they only started their revolution in the 1910's, but they did become a powerful country after that. Even the United States was intimidated by them. The world was almost destroyed because the two superpowers were debating on nuking each other.
America went through an Industrial Revolution to recover, while Russia went through an Industrial Revolution to fix the government. Those differences would later evolve the two countries in very different ways, leading to the rivalry we have between them today.
Hey, I finally got these questions answered today! I was trying to get adjusted to my current schooling situation, so that means that I might procrastinate more than I usually do. Seriously, it's hard working at home.
Next time, I might write about the next chapter in the book. Or I might answer more of these questions. I don't know at this point.
Until next time!
Ra-Ra-Rasputin! Russia's greatest love machine!
I didn't mention him at all!
I don't need to explain the current situation right now, but I will say that because of it, we have all been stuck inside. I was able to go outside and draw chalk on the ground (it's to help other people cope with the situation), but I am not able to go to college. It's hard doing online classes, especially when there are distractions all over the house.
But answering these questions can help ease this situation at least a little bit for me and my readers.
Here are the three questions I chose to answer:
3) What was distinctive about Britain that may help explain its status as the breakthrough point of the Industrial Revolution?
Britain conquered everyone, learned from other cultures, and grew from the Black Death.
That sounds like a thesis statement, and that's because someone could write an entire essay on this. Multiple factors contributed to Britain leading the Industrial Revolution. After the Act of Union, Britain decided to conquer parts of the Americas, India, South Africa, Canada, Jamaica, Australia, and many other countries. They had all of the resources in the world at their disposal, so they had enough to industrialize.
Along with learning the discoveries of Islamic countries and China, and surviving one of the most apocalyptic events in human history, the better question is, "Why wouldn't Britain start the Industrial Revolution?"
Before anyone says China, they were uninterested in colonizing. They were content with trading in the Indian Ocean.
4) How did the Industrial Revolution transform British society?
This is a broad question. It's like asking, "What has science done to benefit humanity?"
The Industrial Revolution made Britain more, well, industrial. Factories helped create a middle class, along with giving more people, especially women, jobs. More scientific innovations and artistic creations happened because food started to be mass-produced, creating less to get food and more free time to study and create. Literacy rates went up because of education. Children's literature became more common as a result of education.
Even vacations became much more common because of the Industrial Revolution!
Britain before and after the Industrial Revolution is like night and day. That transformation from rural to modern is what fascinates many, which could be the reason why humanity loves learning about the Victorian Era.
7) What were the differences between industrialization in the United States and that in Russia?
The United States became industrial in very similar ways to Britain. Russia became more communist.
Look, the United States has been a republican democracy since it became independent. It didn't need to reform its government into communism like Russia did during its Industrial Revolution. All it needed was to recover during the Civil War and become a global superpower without slavery. That is easier said than done, but it was basically when Britain became industrial, with the exception of coming out of a Civil War.
Russia had to reform after deciding that having an all-ruling tsar was not the best way to run a government. Then they could become a communist global superpower. They had a bit of a late start, as they only started their revolution in the 1910's, but they did become a powerful country after that. Even the United States was intimidated by them. The world was almost destroyed because the two superpowers were debating on nuking each other.
America went through an Industrial Revolution to recover, while Russia went through an Industrial Revolution to fix the government. Those differences would later evolve the two countries in very different ways, leading to the rivalry we have between them today.
Hey, I finally got these questions answered today! I was trying to get adjusted to my current schooling situation, so that means that I might procrastinate more than I usually do. Seriously, it's hard working at home.
Next time, I might write about the next chapter in the book. Or I might answer more of these questions. I don't know at this point.
Until next time!
Ra-Ra-Rasputin! Russia's greatest love machine!
I didn't mention him at all!
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteLove how you started off saying this new schooling thing is hard because procrastination is my (and everyone's) biggest concern when staying at home. Just wanted to take the time to address that I have been doing emroidery and meditating as a new hobby, just in case you wanted to try these (highly recommend). Anyways, I especially enjoyed reading your post. You made it so fun to read and cut it right to the point! I hope to read more of your posts.
-Gigi