Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32

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  • čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
  • In which John Green wraps up revolutions month with what is arguably the most revolutionary of modern revolutions, the Industrial Revolution. While very few leaders were beheaded in the course of this one, it changed the lives of more people more dramatically than any of the political revolutions we've discussed. So, why did the Industrial Revolution happen around 1750 in the United Kingdom? Coal. Easily accessible coal, it turns out. All this, plus you'll finally learn the difference between James Watt and Thomas Newcomen, and will never again be caught telling people that your blender has a 900 Newcomen motor.
    Chapters:
    Introduction: The Industrial Revolution 00:00
    What Was the Industrial Revolution? 1:48
    Innovations in the British Textile Industry 2:38
    Why did the Industrial Revolution start in Europe? 4:08
    An Open Letter to the Steam Engine 4:57
    What was going on in China during the Industrial Revolution? 5:35
    European Advantages: High Wages and Low Fuel Costs 7:03
    What was going on in India during the Industrial Revolution? 9:28
    Credits 10:29
    Learn more about the Industrial Revolution in these Crash Course videos:
    The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24: • The Industrial Revolut...
    The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #21: • The Industrial Revolut...
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  • @aylacastolo5843
    @aylacastolo5843 Před 4 lety +4884

    Views:
    5% - Bored People
    5% - History Addicts
    90% - People cramming for an exam

    • @camppillow
      @camppillow Před 4 lety +106

      perfect example of me dying! my homework of " *INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION* " is due tomorrow :p

    • @jaredalvarez890
      @jaredalvarez890 Před 4 lety +26

      @@camppillow mine is due tomorrow, I just need to know how geography helped the Industrial Revolution

    • @thingonathinginathing
      @thingonathinginathing Před 4 lety +65

      History addict reporting in

    • @zkysk7672
      @zkysk7672 Před 4 lety +29

      I'm watching this for none of those reasons. I'm genuinely interested in the industrial revolution- because we are in one right now. Technology is changing everything, and there's a lot of similar patterns.

    • @Orangeboyhd
      @Orangeboyhd Před 4 lety +33

      i fall in the 5% of history addicts

  • @autophaqy
    @autophaqy Před 4 lety +4151

    who else is watching this while quarantined in your home for an online class assignment?

  • @mikhail7905
    @mikhail7905 Před 7 lety +3647

    Who else had to watch this as a class assignment?

    • @vaselini
      @vaselini Před 5 lety +39

      John Getachew yup. I still remember the teacher slowing it down so that we could understand him

    • @mrduckyru
      @mrduckyru Před 4 lety +19

      History assessment lol

    • @TR1PP531
      @TR1PP531 Před 4 lety +5

      Yep I do at ACA

    • @asmaamahran654
      @asmaamahran654 Před 4 lety +2

      uhhhhh more like a project

    • @coopermcewan1648
      @coopermcewan1648 Před 4 lety +1

      me

  • @andreasantos2492
    @andreasantos2492 Před 4 lety +633

    since we're all here because of online classes, y'all got the answers?

  • @mergieismoronic
    @mergieismoronic Před 5 lety +1654

    You exist?
    *I N D U S T R I A L R E V O L U T I O N*

    • @illiteratethug3305
      @illiteratethug3305 Před 5 lety +21

      @Rhys Parry yes

    • @hannahkellaway
      @hannahkellaway Před 4 lety +19

      Your iPhone?
      I N D U S T R I- Capitalism ... Plus industrial revolution

    • @dinonugget2238
      @dinonugget2238 Před 4 lety +3

      @@hannahkellaway
      H I S T O R Y
      Honestly I've never heard of capitalism I don't know.
      I'm in the 6th grade.

    • @RockSmithStudio
      @RockSmithStudio Před 4 lety +3

      Ya. Also the digital revolution!

    • @fivesARC--5555
      @fivesARC--5555 Před 4 lety +1

      yep i thought the same thing

  • @1millionsubswithonly2video39
    @1millionsubswithonly2video39 Před 4 lety +1044

    Teacher: Explains Industrial Revolution in over 6 weeks
    Me: ... i still don't get it
    Me: Finds this video
    Me: Ohhhhhhhh yeah, i get it now
    Also me: Fails the Test

  • @idkdude27
    @idkdude27 Před 7 lety +841

    Take a shot everytime he says industrial revolution

  • @tigrang1134
    @tigrang1134 Před 4 lety +821

    People watching this:
    5%- history addicts
    95%- people forced to for online school

  • @cece5675
    @cece5675 Před 4 lety +299

    no one:
    john green: *I N D U S T R I A L R E V O L U T I O N*

  • @EmilyKardum
    @EmilyKardum Před 10 lety +83

    my teacher played this in history today and I was so happy when he told us that we'll be watching more episodes later on, it's amazing how much better school is when john green is involved

    • @VRichardsn
      @VRichardsn Před 10 lety +3

      Like with pretty much everything that has to do with learning, the less boring it is, the faster and better you understand and assimilate it.

  • @moomoomachines7193
    @moomoomachines7193 Před 5 lety +217

    6:33 R.I.P. Flowers. You will forever be remembered.

    • @TR1PP531
      @TR1PP531 Před 4 lety +11

      OH SAY CAN YOU SEEEEEEEEEEE BY THE DAWNS EARLY BRIIIIIIIIIGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHT

  • @inportantspeedflash4401
    @inportantspeedflash4401 Před 4 lety +450

    You blink
    * I N D U S T R I A L R E V O L U T I O N*

  • @JessWeng
    @JessWeng Před 9 lety +2009

    I worship to your videos before an exam

  • @WillaDaKilla474
    @WillaDaKilla474 Před 9 lety +796

    I half expected that when he ended the ramblings about how everything in our lives was due to the industrial revolution, he would say "unless you're the Mongols."

    • @zanderrose
      @zanderrose Před 7 lety +18

      After he mentioned plumbing, he should've said "unless you're the romans"

    • @VishrutKannan
      @VishrutKannan Před 6 lety +4

      Lol Mongols are the exceptionXD

    • @sophiacai8157
      @sophiacai8157 Před 6 lety

      @Minecrew Hcrid NO.

    • @jiagengliu
      @jiagengliu Před 5 lety +1

      Well in this case Mongols are not an exception indeed :)

    • @Alex-ur8kd
      @Alex-ur8kd Před 5 lety +3

      Thanks the Mongols didn't reach England in 13th century, they were an unstoppable force.

  • @pathetically
    @pathetically Před 4 lety +210

    how did i just find out that this dude wrote The Fault in Our Stars

    • @taylor8153
      @taylor8153 Před 4 lety +8

      did he really?

    • @Good_Side
      @Good_Side Před 4 lety +3

      @@taylor8153 it's been 5 months u don't need to respond

    • @staticchronos2780
      @staticchronos2780 Před 4 lety +2

      @@taylor8153 yeah, he did

    • @matiastoledo4201
      @matiastoledo4201 Před 4 lety +3

      He also wrote paper towers

    • @ky6517
      @ky6517 Před 4 lety +28

      Wait so THIS is the John Green who wrote that?? Oh wow.

  • @kareldolezel1293
    @kareldolezel1293 Před 4 lety +78

    The second half of the video is very simplistic.
    Firstly, Europe had a long history of mechanized production way before the steam engine and "cheap coal". Water powered and mechanized mills appeared in Europe as back as the 12th century. And there were aspects of industrialism way before the industrial revolution.
    For examle, let´s look at paper. Although invented in China in 105 AD, it was always a small production artisan process to make it. It´s only when it came to Europe that we first see economies of scale and mechanization. The first paper mill dates to 1276 Italy.
    When Johannes Gutenberg invented his printing press in 1440, it was a matter of entrepreneurialism, not just individual genius or "making inventions". He studied in a university, traveled to Strasbourg, made a business deal with merchants who provided him with venture capital for the development. Which he then used to assemble a team of artisans, who provided several years of engineering and inventions of their own to make it happen. Trying to beat the competition breathing on their back... And of course, the only reason the printing press was ever useful was because by that time paper was produced in giant mills, where cloth rags were beaten to a paper pulp by water powered hammers.
    The printing press then fueled Renaissance and education, wich fueled inovation and so on.
    You mentioned how the textile industry started it all, but the "flying shuttle" was invented by John Kay in 1733 and the "spinning jenny" was invented by James Hargreaves in 1764. The first textile factory of Comford Mill was built by Richard Arkwright in 1772 and was powered by water wheel.
    So by the time James Watt invented his steam engine in 1778, to make it´s impact, the industrial revolution already begun.

    • @tigrang1134
      @tigrang1134 Před 4 lety +5

      Wtf, y did u write all of that?!#$.?&*@#?

    • @reachfan88277
      @reachfan88277 Před 4 lety +1

      Bruh stfu you’re annoying omfg

  • @taylorluvstrack
    @taylorluvstrack Před 10 lety +121

    I'm upset that it took me halfway through my sophomore year to discover Crash Course. Thank you, John Green and the whole staff, not only helping me understand topics as a whole, but making me much more curious to learn more and get interested in the subject. My history textbook just doesn't have the same effect, needless to say.

  • @martin.carmona
    @martin.carmona Před 4 lety +291

    Covid 19 is why I’m here rn

  • @derpygrenade4517
    @derpygrenade4517 Před 4 lety +87

    Teacher: 11 minutes till the test
    Me:

  • @provokingpickles1108
    @provokingpickles1108 Před 4 lety +124

    my teacher literally just shows me John Green's videos and expects me to somehow understand everything there is to be know on this subject

  • @malina145
    @malina145 Před 5 lety +425

    cramming for the ap tomorrow be like-

  • @geraldineburgos6510
    @geraldineburgos6510 Před 7 lety +29

    John sounds so enthusiastic when he speaks it makes me really want to pay attention when he talks about this stuff

  • @artywolve
    @artywolve Před 4 lety +78

    I feel like there was a lot here about the outcome and not much about the process... The industrial revolution completely reformed British society, as people gathered from the countryside to form huge cities in order to work in factories. This sudden and unprecedented change came with all sorts of problems, and working conditions were horrendous, but the new working order and lowered costs of mass produced items like bread and clothes, along with their newly available education, gave former peasants the chance to rise and create the middle class. The railway network that drastically altered Europe paved the wartime supply lines, while steamboats improved cross-atlantic trade: things which had great impact on the people's way of life.
    Those dense industrial cities still exist, although their trade wealth is gone, factories replaced by offices; the clustered red brick houses still stand; the canals run between them; Ireland still makes expensive linen, and until the 80s Wales still mined coal. Even the co-operative is still running banks, supermarkets and funeral care.

  • @aidan312
    @aidan312 Před 4 lety +44

    This 11 minute video probably taught me more than my teacher talking for an hour about the exact same topic

  • @joshuadarrow
    @joshuadarrow Před 10 lety +32

    This is probably the best web series i have ever seen, history is a very under-appreciated subject.

  • @rodolfobeguiristain
    @rodolfobeguiristain Před 8 lety +1137

    You live somewhere other than a farm? Industrial revolution!
    Oh I live in a cave!

  • @michaelmnh
    @michaelmnh Před 5 lety +285

    Exam tomorrow lmao

  • @ThatSkyBirdAira
    @ThatSkyBirdAira Před 4 lety +21

    Am I the only one who said "Aww!" when I saw WALL-E at 2:18? I love that little robot lol

    • @RonanBunny
      @RonanBunny Před 4 lety

      Nope, I am also a fan of Wall•E

  • @tradetor
    @tradetor Před 9 lety +896

    An open letter to steam engine:
    stop fking around and make half life 3 already!

    • @mayankraj6008
      @mayankraj6008 Před 9 lety +22

      Half life 3 will be too glorious for source engine

    • @BattlegroundsFTW
      @BattlegroundsFTW Před 9 lety +2

      Mayank Raj That's why they're making Source 2 first

    • @NeroVuk
      @NeroVuk Před 9 lety +4

      They will prob make Dota 3 first, like Dota 2, but with hats. Top kek, lel.

    • @mayankraj6008
      @mayankraj6008 Před 9 lety

      Nero Vuk They will more likey release half life 3 as so many people want it

    • @NeroVuk
      @NeroVuk Před 9 lety

      Mayank Raj so many people have wanted it for eons now.

  • @thenoblecrab2998
    @thenoblecrab2998 Před 5 lety +33

    “This machine kills fascists” had me dead in the vid

  • @nads291
    @nads291 Před 4 lety +35

    this guy talking is making me hold my breath.

  • @RayDai_thecpum_bacon
    @RayDai_thecpum_bacon Před 8 lety +144

    1:37 I saw what you did there Mr. Green...

  • @Claudia-qg9dg
    @Claudia-qg9dg Před 8 lety +24

    2:21 there's a picture of the tesseract when he says "new energy sources" YESSSSSS

  • @Clutched392
    @Clutched392 Před 4 lety +67

    Me: is this a promotion for your T-shirts?
    John Green: no, this is *the mongols*

  • @lucas8089
    @lucas8089 Před 6 lety +12

    This is going to help me a lot with my homework. Good that history doesn't change so this video never gets outdated

  • @user-hd8qj7wr3n
    @user-hd8qj7wr3n Před 3 měsíci +2

    Watching for a assignment in class😃

  • @ValenceAwesomeness
    @ValenceAwesomeness Před 10 lety +91

    I'm not sure how much I'm learning simply because I'm watching this for entertainment value. John Green, you've made my least favorite subject in high school my most favorite subscribed channel. Props to the rest of your staff as well.

  • @christianailagan6328
    @christianailagan6328 Před 8 lety +196

    this is my life saver, especially finals are coming up 😭

    • @bohan2843
      @bohan2843 Před 8 lety +8

      +Christiana Ilagan good luck :)

    • @EaZePromo
      @EaZePromo Před 8 lety +1

      2 days and finals week for me

    • @Yk-mm6xt
      @Yk-mm6xt Před 8 lety +1

      +EaZe than get off of CZcams and start studying

    • @EaZePromo
      @EaZePromo Před 8 lety +5

      Amy kesselman
      This is studying lmao

    • @yusufsaquib2800
      @yusufsaquib2800 Před 8 lety +3

      Same dude. I need this xD

  • @piksa840
    @piksa840 Před 4 lety +33

    2019: John Green
    2020: John Quarantine!

  • @richujames8285
    @richujames8285 Před 4 lety +29

    00:00 sliding into them DMs and also my man sliding so hard knocked the earth out of orbit

  • @mrandmrsdon
    @mrandmrsdon Před 10 lety +16

    Thank you for your videos. I am a school teacher and I use these videos as the engagement activity when introducing new units. My sixth graders love the fast pace, humor, sarcasm, and story telling in these videos and they spur excellent class discussion about the unit. Most times I never get to any other activities after I show these. You guys rock!

  • @JakeVoorhees
    @JakeVoorhees Před 7 lety +20

    Thanks again for all that you do John and the team, another awesome video. Cheers!

  • @kayla-spam-8276
    @kayla-spam-8276 Před 4 lety +15

    bed? *industrial revolution*
    electronics? *industrial revolution*
    prescription? *industrial revolution*
    hotel? *trivago*

  • @ellapainter4063
    @ellapainter4063 Před 7 lety +2

    very useful thx i needed this for an exam

  • @Dan-ei2be
    @Dan-ei2be Před 8 lety +255

    Anyone else feel he talks really fast, I have to slow down the video LOL

    • @niclouds5292
      @niclouds5292 Před 8 lety +22

      I speed him up to 1.25.+Hi

    • @IainRosen
      @IainRosen Před 8 lety +36

      +Hi That's why it's called a crash course

    • @insiya4561
      @insiya4561 Před 8 lety +6

      +Hi IKKKRRRR!!! He speaks so fast that he doesn't have time to take a breath.

    • @misterw236
      @misterw236 Před 8 lety +7

      +Hi I struggle with his fast pace as well. I would watch a video twice as long if he spoke at half the pace. I need time to process what's being said.

    • @machilis1999
      @machilis1999 Před 7 lety +2

      +GC W i watch his videos twice always😂

  • @hastytkd5768
    @hastytkd5768 Před 4 lety +9

    I watch this stuff for fun but now I have an exam.

  • @josephan5159
    @josephan5159 Před 6 lety +2

    This guy makes history fun

  • @Td1ce
    @Td1ce Před 4 lety +9

    im taking summerschool for US history and i cant tell you how much this guy has helped me

  • @davidmedlin8562
    @davidmedlin8562 Před rokem +3

    Just love history and John Greene

  • @swiftie07swift35
    @swiftie07swift35 Před 4 lety +5

    The man who gets me through all the test not all heroes wear capes.

  • @liliths1001
    @liliths1001 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so much for making

  • @idontgetit2349
    @idontgetit2349 Před 4 lety +22

    class assignment during coronavirus :(

  • @nicodemusedwards6931
    @nicodemusedwards6931 Před 8 lety +40

    My skin, industrial revolution! My hair, industrial revolution! My black magic skills, industrial revolution!

  • @cassandraflores6193
    @cassandraflores6193 Před 8 lety +15

    OMG!!!!! Thank you Stan and John for putting the TARDIS in there!!! You guys seriously make me like history so much more!!!

  • @ragestarshine5735
    @ragestarshine5735 Před 7 lety +7

    i'll be legit sad when this series ends

  • @abcslayer2722
    @abcslayer2722 Před 5 lety +4

    Thank you for mentioning China

  • @Dogetor
    @Dogetor Před 9 lety +404

    John sorry but a TARDIS runs on the energy of a dying star!

    • @GeekInfusion
      @GeekInfusion Před 9 lety +9

      Wasn't that just to contact Rose in the parallel world? I'm pretty sure the Time Vortex is the heart of the TARDIS. It turned Rose in to Bad Wolf.

    • @Dogetor
      @Dogetor Před 9 lety +15

      In the parting of ways, yes it does say that. But in Journey to the center of the TARDIS, the dying star: "The Eye of Harmony" is said to have powered it, that was the whole focus of the episode.

    • @GeekInfusion
      @GeekInfusion Před 9 lety +5

      Oh yeah, that's right. I'd forgotten about that. So many good episodes :)

    • @owencooper5464
      @owencooper5464 Před 9 lety +4

      Doge much time many star wow all dying

    • @DarkZide8
      @DarkZide8 Před 9 lety +16

      Doge it is probably using that energy in order to fuel a steam engine ;)

  • @abigailfrierson5965
    @abigailfrierson5965 Před 4 lety +12

    good luck to everyone taking the apwh exam tomorrow!

  • @reynacontreras7768
    @reynacontreras7768 Před rokem +2

    Thank you John Green you are helping me ace my test (ace means score A+).

  • @x.o.x.o.j.u.l.e.s
    @x.o.x.o.j.u.l.e.s Před 7 měsíci +2

    I cant believe this was made 11 years ago and i actually like watching it... I was 5 when this video came out 😆

  • @mbmotsoeneng8646
    @mbmotsoeneng8646 Před 8 lety +8

    I have spent the past two days watching this World History series and I have found it to be educational and entertaining including the episode on wait for it.....The Monguls. I wish John was high school teacher for like every subject my report cards would have looked better.

  • @Kathy-pf5ms
    @Kathy-pf5ms Před 4 lety +3

    I have two essays due today, both history essays. I appreciate these videos so much lol.

  • @sil1260
    @sil1260 Před rokem +2

    Wow, very fun and helpful video for me. thank you!

  • @Evelighte
    @Evelighte Před 5 lety +2

    even my AP world teacher shows us your vids every time we are working on a topic that you have a video on, and he even gives us homework on it. thanks for the year of easy, 5 point homework assignments!! 👍👍👍

  • @rlbadger1698
    @rlbadger1698 Před 8 lety +18

    If you read down the comments you get arguments about coal production and economic environments, ect.. But the one thing you don't get is the one glaring difference from every where else. The concept, idea, and craze (fad) of invention to get rich. The spinning jenny was the first invention to make it's inventor rich. The idea that you could invent something and get rich was what made the industrial revolution.

  • @multimoron11
    @multimoron11 Před 7 lety +4

    The production quality of this channel is so god damn high

  • @okaykailo
    @okaykailo Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you so much for these videos

  • @AbraxasCombatSquirrel
    @AbraxasCombatSquirrel Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you Industrial Revolution for making Crash Course possible to produce

  • @sinder9737
    @sinder9737 Před 9 lety +11

    **Insert comment nitpicking some minor aspect of the video here**
    **insert comment complaining about some aspect of history left out of the video**
    **insert comment on self-hating his own history or the western world here**

  • @sneharoy009
    @sneharoy009 Před 7 lety +7

    I think a major factor that led the British to industrialize first was the fact that they were surrounded by water , hence transportation was easy.

  • @soullesspacifistofficial
    @soullesspacifistofficial Před 5 lety +2

    So useful! Going to keep using this channel for all my studying needs!

  • @imperiumdivinity
    @imperiumdivinity Před 5 lety +1

    love how the 'energy source' in John's explanation was the Tesseract from the MCU. nice touch. and it brought back memories.

  • @Techtips200
    @Techtips200 Před 7 lety +55

    can u make a video on what goes behind the scenes in making these awesome videos

  • @RyanZentmyer
    @RyanZentmyer Před 10 lety +4

    My teacher makes us cite everything that's not common knowledge but I learned so much from AP World History last year that isn't common knowledge and I no longer have the textbook so this video is a lifesaver, both as a review and a source that I can cite for my paper.

  • @christiannieuwveld9597
    @christiannieuwveld9597 Před 4 lety +2

    John Green is AMAZING!!

  • @jianxavier1224
    @jianxavier1224 Před 5 lety +1

    great show!

  • @artemy8450
    @artemy8450 Před 7 lety +76

    I thought the kid at 1:07 had a bong

  • @brightmal
    @brightmal Před 9 lety +5

    Another look at why the industrial era kicked off in Europe is the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel". I strongly advise reading it.

  • @tomppa327
    @tomppa327 Před 7 lety +1

    This video was awesome! Good information in a form that was easy to understand. One of the best channels in You Tube!

  • @sumirunihon
    @sumirunihon Před 7 lety +31

    spoiler alert the flowers are real

  • @torres6490
    @torres6490 Před 5 lety +3

    Love the way you threw that promotion in there. Also, love you videos!!

  • @anxme_o2572
    @anxme_o2572 Před 4 lety +4

    This dude really be hitting everything
    00:01
    6:32

  • @ammaryusuf7392
    @ammaryusuf7392 Před 6 lety

    the first part was really specific. I love your channel. keep making videos!

  • @fclp67
    @fclp67 Před 4 lety +2

    honestly that before the intro, sequence was amazing

  • @cranten2631
    @cranten2631 Před 5 lety +7

    how is my project? The
    Industrial
    Revolution
    The industrial revolution was the transition to new manufacturing ways in the period of 1760-1840.
    This transition included going from products made by hand to by machines.
    The machines were running on steam power, this made the production of products easier. The steam engine was used in mining, used to draw water from the ground so the mines don't flood. The steam engine was perfected by James Watt, and in honor of him, they named a unit of power after him.
    The industrial revolution started in Great Britain and quickly spread across Europe and the Americas. Also, many technological innovations were originally British ideas. Britain became the worlds leading commercial nation by the mid-18th century from trading with colonies in North America and the Caribbean.
    The industrial revolution influenced most of the modern things today (cars, television, phones etc.). One reason Great Britain was the worlds leading commercial nation was the high wages, Britain also had coal which made steam engines run with could be paid for by the high wages.
    Before the industrial revolution, 80% of the world's population was in farming to keep its self and the other 20% from starving. Today less than 1% of people are in farming.
    The invention of the flying shuttle by John Kay increased the speed of weaving which created a demand for yarn, which led to the creation of the Spinning Jenny and the water frame. The steam engine made the flying shuttle better, which needed the Spinning Jenny and the water frame to improve too.
    The steam engine powered trains and steamboats and also made more efficient cotton mills. For the first time, other chemicals besides stale urine were being used to bleach clothes people wore. The first of these chemicals was sulfuric acid.
    Why did Britain experience the industrial revolution first? Its an argument between people, some argue that science and invention that made the creation of these technologies possible. Another argument is Freer political institutions encouraged innovation and strong property rights which created incentives for inventors. Also, there is its small population, and small populations need labor-saving inventions.
    The steam engine has never really been approved upon since James Watt changed it. almost all energy run on a steam engine, whether its a nuclear or coal power its just basically a steam engine.
    Britain had two major advantages in the industrial revolution.
    1: coal, this is because the thing that made the industrial revolution go was a steam engine which ran on coal.
    2: wages, Britain had the highest wages in the world, most likely due to the black death killing off a lot of its population, so it tightened labor market to influence them to want to work with the high wages.

  • @jamieobree1181
    @jamieobree1181 Před 9 lety +77

    I feel there is enough history in the world that Europe's should not be appreciated less, but rather the rest of the world's be appreciated more. I love learning about cultures and regions sadly neglected by European education, but I feel that belittling Europe's greatest events (like the Industrial Revolution) is not the answer. Instead emphasise other world events like the Arabic invention of the modern numerical system, the core of all modern science (try calculas in Roman Numerals :P). Or the incredible influence of African-American musicians on modern music going back to the Blues. No one need be insulted, some just need more praise.

    • @paulk314
      @paulk314 Před 8 lety +17

      The Arabs did not invent the modern numeric system. It was invented by Indian mathematicians and adopted by Persians.

    • @ananyaupadhya1974
      @ananyaupadhya1974 Před 5 lety +6

      Arabic numerals were invented by the Guptas in India and transmitted to Europe by the Arabs, hence earning them the name.

    • @RetroCountryRules
      @RetroCountryRules Před 5 lety

      Stop misspelling "calculus" !

  • @investigate711
    @investigate711 Před 7 lety

    I will forever thank you guys for giving me summary's of everything the day before an exam

  • @Xhirix
    @Xhirix Před 5 lety +10

    8:07 That took me a few seconds to process

  • @gavine2363
    @gavine2363 Před rokem +4

    I love how he goes into how the East has also made incredible developments throughout history. Everyone says Gutenberg was first to mass produce paper in 1400-1500 but the east beat us to it in 800-900

  • @slothfromthegoonies8201
    @slothfromthegoonies8201 Před 8 lety +399

    I'm sorry John, but your explanation is far too simplistic. Coal was a huge factor, but China also had coal, a lot of coal, and in many areas large quantities were being extracted. So that explanation alone won't do.There were many factors why the Industrial Revolution began in Britain rather than elsewhere. I'll list some:
    - Britain had an abundance of resources
    - Britain was an island. Therefore it was able to isolate itself from the troubles of Europe and it was safe from invasion. This allowed for stability.
    - Britain was stable, both socially and politically.
    - The laws of and business environment of Britain encouraged innovation. Patents were easy to get, businesses could operate freely, investment was easy to come by, freedom of religion allowed for a scientific/engineering revolution.
    - Britain was scientifically and technologically advanced, it was far ahead of Asia in these areas.
    - Britain had established trade routes and colonies across the world, this brought lots of wealth into the country produced an incentive for entrepreneurs to produce lots of things to sell.
    - Except for Holland, Britain was probably the most developed, wealthiest European nation.
    - Because Britain was so wealthy, and had a relatively small population, it was also a high wage economy. This provided businessmen with an additional incentive to find cheaper, more efficient ways ways of producing goods that required less people to be employed, therefore they could spend less on wages. The best way of doing this was to mechanize certain areas of production
    - Most importantly. The Agricultural Revolution. New methods of farming meant that Britain became the first nation ever to produce such an enormous enormous food surplus for its population. This fact meant that the majority of the population was no longer tied to the land. This freed up many people, so they could now join the workforce. This workforce could then be put to use in factories.
    After Britain, the leading candidate was Holland. Holland it had most of the required attributes, but what it lacked was natural resources, and a large enough workforce. France would be next on the list, but fell far short on many of the required attributes.

    • @bigfat4172
      @bigfat4172 Před 8 lety +95

      He's got 10 minutes to explain nearly a hundred years of technological advancement. Give him a break lol

    • @slothfromthegoonies8201
      @slothfromthegoonies8201 Před 8 lety +72

      dalton fordyce I don't see the problem. It only took me 10 minutes to write out a better explanation.

    • @VCYT
      @VCYT Před 8 lety +9

      +Sloth from The Goonies i should point out that many nations had such natural resources an there were other islands about like australia, ireland, & japan. An what you couldn't mine yourself you could always get elsewhere.

    • @jenniferlaw2931
      @jenniferlaw2931 Před 8 lety +15

      +Sloth from The Goonies Nice explanation! It's hard to say all that stuff in ten minutes, at least for me, but thanks for posting the very informed and well structured comment. :)

    • @slothfromthegoonies8201
      @slothfromthegoonies8201 Před 8 lety +1

      Jennifer Law You're welcome.

  • @josiem4562
    @josiem4562 Před 7 lety +1

    Thank you so much for being a blessing to all stressed teens that need answers and explanations for exams and quizzes thank you thank you thank you

  • @will.aldrich
    @will.aldrich Před 4 lety +3

    3:57 that was one hell of a plug.

  • @jenniferruberio7451
    @jenniferruberio7451 Před 4 lety +3

    Yes I am quarantined at home studying for a discussion board. It's our first week online.

  • @pedroheberle6665
    @pedroheberle6665 Před 6 lety +5

    Great video, John, just one objection: it was iron rather than steel that, along with coal, fueled the whole thing up in the beginning, including that virtuous railroad cycle that you mentioned - and that for the better part of the nineteenth century. My source is Hobsbawm, who claims that even the "Age of Capital" (ending in 1875) was still an age of iron, not one of steel.

  • @adibaORblarr
    @adibaORblarr Před 7 lety +1

    Topics like these are why I love history.

  • @elizabethverhoef9862
    @elizabethverhoef9862 Před 4 lety +2

    He teaches me more than my real teachers

  • @Booga04Minecraft
    @Booga04Minecraft Před 5 lety +6

    Why don't they your videos these in school? You explain so much better than my teacher can.

    • @asher4733
      @asher4733 Před 5 lety +2

      My teacher shows them in class, we watched this one today and I wanted to see if I could find it

  • @JL-vz8dj
    @JL-vz8dj Před 7 lety +3

    dying rn bc i have a final tmrw about this stuff and i think my teacher lowkey hates me so i gotta do well, ty john

  • @TheKarver21
    @TheKarver21 Před 4 lety

    I just used your video in my HIST 1301 class! My students love you!