5.4 Industrialization Spreads Flashcards
What was an advantage the 19th century United States had for industrial growth?
Human capital
Trans-Siberian Railroad
36,000 miles of railroad stretching from Moscow to Siberia constructed to connect commerical and industrial areas. The Trans-Siberian Railroad allowed trade with East Asia.
Japan’s defensive modernazation in the mid-19th century was for what what main purpose?
Domestic protection.
What effect did British control of India have over its industrialization?
Limits on mining and metal work essentially stopped technological innovation.
Company Rule
From 1757 to 1858, the British East India Company controlled a lot of India.
How did Britain’s textile production affect the textile industries of India and Egypt?
Britain imposed an “equalizing” five percent tax on textile mills in India, undermining their profitibility.
Increased textile production dried up the European import market for Egypt and a lot of its domestic market too.