Overcoming Obstacles Of Industrialization In The Late 19th Century

Industrialization was a period of fast economic growth and it encouraged industries to expand its influence and utilize laborers to manufacture goods. Many early countries which underwent Industrialization became powerful, such as the United States and Britain. Despite the economic gain, it is often accompanied by Imperialism, the seizing of control of other territories and resources, which promotes competition and rivalry between nations and subdues some weaker groups. In addition, Industrialization forces the poor to go through long hours of work for a low salary. This prompts strikes and action taken by the people against the government as they try to negotiate, or in some cases fight, for a consensus.
Russia was one of the countries to be industrialized later on in history because it faced numerous obstacles, such as wars, poor leaders, and failure to quickly adapt to the evolving situation of the world. While Russian began industrializing in the late 19th Century, its impact was greatly reduced during the 10 year period between the Russo-Japanese War and World War I due to
In real life, despite Russia’s huge population, it would have to withdraw from the war. According to Cori Ford’s article “Russia in World War One”, the primary reason Russia lost and withdrew from the war partway was because they were not ready for it. Russia was already facing plenty of corruption, and they lacked military preparation, food, and supplies needed for success. Russia was especially in a predicament when it lost Poland, one of the main providers for their resources and transportation that enabled Russia to fight in the war, to Germany.4 After these series of losses, many unhappy citizens protested and this led to the resignation of Nicholas II and the formation of the Soviet