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Why Europe Started Late

Lecture no. 21 from the course: The Industrial Revolution

Why Europe Started Late

Taught by Professor Patrick N. Allitt | 28 min | Categories: The Great Courses Plus Online History Courses

Great Britain may have started the revolution, but other nations soon followed—and they had the advantage of learning from Britain’s trials and errors. Reflect on why the rest of Europe lagged behind in the Industrial Revolution, and take a look at what efforts Belgium, France, and Germany took to catch up.

36 Lectures

1
Image of Industrialization Is Good for You
Industrialization Is Good for You
0 of 31 min
2
Image of Why Was Britain First?
Why Was Britain First?
0 of 28 min
3
Image of The Agricultural Revolution
The Agricultural Revolution
0 of 31 min
4
Image of Cities and Manufacturing Traditions
Cities and Manufacturing Traditions
0 of 31 min
5
Image of The Royal Shipyards
The Royal Shipyards
0 of 30 min
6
Image of The Textile Industry
The Textile Industry
0 of 29 min
7
Image of Coal Mining—Powering the Revolution
Coal Mining—Powering the Revolution
0 of 30 min
8
Image of Iron—Coking and Puddling
Iron—Coking and Puddling
0 of 27 min
9
Image of Wedgwood and the Pottery Business
Wedgwood and the Pottery Business
0 of 31 min
10
Image of Building Britain’s Canals
Building Britain’s Canals
0 of 31 min
11
Image of Steam Technology and the First Railways
Steam Technology and the First Railways
0 of 29 min
12
Image of The Railway Revolution
The Railway Revolution
0 of 31 min
13
Image of Isambard Kingdom Brunel—Master Engineer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel—Master Engineer
0 of 30 min
14
Image of The Machine-Tool Makers
The Machine-Tool Makers
0 of 31 min
15
Image of The Worker's-Eye View
The Worker's-Eye View
0 of 32 min
16
Image of Poets, Novelists, and Factories
Poets, Novelists, and Factories
0 of 31 min
17
Image of How Industry Changed Politics
How Industry Changed Politics
0 of 31 min
18
Image of Dismal Science—The Economists
Dismal Science—The Economists
0 of 31 min
19
Image of American Pioneers—Whitney and Lowell
American Pioneers—Whitney and Lowell
0 of 31 min
20
Image of Steamboats and Factories in America
Steamboats and Factories in America
0 of 32 min
21
Image of Why Europe Started Late
Why Europe Started Late
0 of 28 min
22
Image of Bismarck, De Lesseps, and Eiffel
Bismarck, De Lesseps, and Eiffel
0 of 31 min
23
Image of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil
0 of 28 min
24
Image of Andrew Carnegie and American Steel
Andrew Carnegie and American Steel
0 of 30 min
25
Image of American Industrial Labor
American Industrial Labor
0 of 28 min
26
Image of Anglo-American Contrasts
Anglo-American Contrasts
0 of 30 min
27
Image of Electric Shocks and Surprises
Electric Shocks and Surprises
0 of 30 min
28
Image of Mass-Producing Bicycles and Cars
Mass-Producing Bicycles and Cars
0 of 30 min
29
Image of Taking Flight—The Dream Becomes Reality
Taking Flight—The Dream Becomes Reality
0 of 29 min
30
Image of Industrial Warfare, 1914–1918
Industrial Warfare, 1914–1918
0 of 32 min
31
Image of Expansion and the Great Depression
Expansion and the Great Depression
0 of 30 min
32
Image of Mass Production Wins World War II
Mass Production Wins World War II
0 of 29 min
33
Image of The Information Revolution
The Information Revolution
0 of 28 min
34
Image of Asian Tigers—The New Industrialized Nations
Asian Tigers—The New Industrialized Nations
0 of 27 min
35
Image of Environmental Paradoxes
Environmental Paradoxes
0 of 32 min
36
Image of The Benign Transformation
The Benign Transformation
0 of 32 min

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