A lengthy essay on the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author looks at seven major aspects of technology that were affected by the revolution and makes...

This Northwestern University article explores reasons why the Industrial Revolution did not occur until much later (than elsewhere in Western Europe) in the Netherlands. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

Europe and America were far from alone in the quest for industrialization. This unit explores just how far the age of industry impacted the world.

European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries, thanks to their ability to control sea routes and to the discovery of the American continent. In the 19th century,...

This article provides a brief description to the events leading up to and a description of Europe's Commercial Revolution. This is the period of time where there was an emergence of trade, capitalism and working class parties and unions.

The United States was greatly affected by the Industrial Revolution taking place in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. New inventions and capital investment led to the creation of new industries and the spread of economic growth....

Vizcaya Bridge straddles the mouth of the Ibaizabal estuary, west of Bilbao. It was designed by the Basque architect Alberto de Palacio and completed in 1893. The 45-m-high bridge with its span of 160 m, merges 19th-century ironworking...

Situated in north-eastern Wales, the 18 kilometre long Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal is a feat of civil engineering of the Industrial Revolution, completed in the early years of the 19th century. Covering a difficult geographical...

What factors prompted Europeans to come to the United States in the nineteenth century? This article discusses how the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the potato famine in Ireland brought millions of people to the U.S., and...

What factors prompted Europeans to come to the United States in the nineteenth century? This article discusses how the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the potato famine in Ireland brought millions of people to the U.S., and...