break * Industrialisation * Western Europe- industrialised * Industrialisation helped the military‚ medical and communication= better imperial expansion * Britain and Germany were Europe’s industrial giants * Germany world leader in engineering * Their industrial strength enabled them to impose their political‚ social‚ religious‚ economic‚ cultural influence throughout the world. * Planes‚ trains‚ phones‚ electricity and fridges were invented * Industrialisation hand in
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percentage of people living in urban areas has surpassed the number of people living in rural areas. This is due to a large proportion of people migrating to urban areas from rural areas. This is due to a large amount of LEDC countries undergoing an industrialisation. This took place in the UK during the industrial revolution and LEDC countries are now beginning to go through the same plan of development. The rural urban migration that has occurred in LEDC countries is due to many reasons which are either
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industry = increase in production = more overseas trade = even more resources for industrialisation = further increase in production SUCCESSES: 1928-1935 = grain doubles from 11 million tonnes to 75 million tonnes Mass migration from countryside to cities = accelerated urbanisation= relieved economic pressure + provided workforce for industrialisation. 1939: 19 million left the country side for the cities to the point
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changed Russia from an undeveloped country into a modernised country. As Stalin became secretary general‚ he intended to transform the Soviet Union from a peasant society into a new modern country. To do this‚ he introduced the new industrialisation plans. Theses industrialisation plans had a major effect on the lives of people in the Union Socialist Republics (USSR) during the 1930s. It was also beneficial for the nation as a whole‚ but few workers saw its benefits during the years of Stalin’s rule. Due
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Contributions to Indian Sociology http://cis.sagepub.com/ The social and ecological effects of industrialisation in a tribal region: The case of the Rourkela Steel Plant Rajkishor Meher Contributions to Indian Sociology 2003 37: 429 DOI: 10.1177/006996670303700302 The online version of this article can be found at: http://cis.sagepub.com/content/37/3/429 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Contributions to Indian Sociology can be found
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Laurie Ann Campbell History A Learning Outcome 1 Cause and Consequences of Urbanisation This essay will explore relevant cause and consequences of urbanisation in Scotland from 1700-1860. A dictionary-defined term would be "the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban."(1. 30/08/2005). Scotland went through huge political and economical changes from the 1700’s onwards. The country went from being a rural‚ agricultural society with an estimated population of 1.2 million
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cultural structures. (Eisenstadt 1966‚ pg.1) Modernisation theorists are concerned with economic growth within societies. Mechanisation or industrialisations are key elements in the process of economic growth. Modernisation theorists study the social‚ political and cultural consequences of economic growth and the circumstances that are Important for industrialisation and economic growth to occur. From my reading of the theories I would partly agree and also partly disagree with the statement that “development
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was to accomplish something that has never been done and attempt to change worldviews. Radical expression was the concern of the era. Modernism Era * Change * Breaking conventions moving away from romanticism * Impact of urbanisation and industrialisation crowded city – destruction of nature/natural environment * Homogenisation – the urban sprawl * Lack of religion and the lack of faith – post world war * Questioning the order and structure of society * Disillusionment
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Throughout the long reign of Queen Victoria‚ which began in 1837 and ended with her death in 1901‚ Britain changed from a rural‚ agricultural country to an urban‚ industrialised one. This involved massive dislocation and radically altered the nature of society. The Victorian achievements were immense‚ with ‘England being a pioneer: its economy and technology‚ its social and living standards‚ its political organisations‚ its way of thinking about man‚ nature and religion‚ and its role as the core
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Geography Revision; Going Global... Globalisation – The process by which people‚ cultures‚ money‚ goods and information can be transferred between countries with few or no barriers. Impacts of Globalisation; Finance: Global trade barriers being removed. Cheaper mobile and Internet rates. A worldwide reduction in consumer prices. Trillions of dollars are exchanged. Some TNCs. Politics: An expansion of international political organisations. (EU) People: Cheaper mobile and Internet rates
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