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This was a time in which inventions furthered the ability of man. This made things run a lot faster. Anything, from machines, to obtaining resources by these machines to make more and new ones. City-states would be the result of the Industrial revolution. This was also good for those who wanted work because factories were made during this time, thus making work available. During these times, machines took over for the manual labor that was accustomed. these machines caused trade to be much easier. They could build canals, and railroads. Coal was a primary reason for most of the advances, Trains, electric power generator. The first one was would lead to a second Industrial revolution. The reason why it started it in England was because of the end of Feudalism. This caused the English civil war.

Cities were both good and bad. they were good because people could socialize. This allowed workers to get acquainted in stead of working by themselves. Since every one had to be in cities, it allowed learning to commence, thus the intelligence level increases. However, there was a down side to cities as well. Since a lot of people lived together, and it was dirty, this allowed diseases to spread fast and kill a lot of people in the towns. Also, Over population set up for a need for a lot of constant supplies.

They had child labor, which means children as old as five could be working in Textile mills or coal mines for almost nothing. The reason why factories did this was because they did cheap labor and they did almost the same work as adults. A lot of children would end up dieing in the mills or factories because of over-work or starvation. They would use the materials to mass produce products, causing Objects to be very cheap and inventions were at a prime here. They made steam powered boats, pots, pans, and they used iron and coal to make these inventions.

Nationalism and the Creation of Italy

The definition of nationalism is when you are dedicated and absolutely loyal to what you and your country want to do to better it. You also take pride in everything your country does for you. I am nationalistic because I am proud of what country represents and how it represents it. I solute the American flag, I have the language of English, and I have taken part in the American learning system. Before Italy became a country, it was a lot of small countries that bordered each other. Nationalism gave rise to Italy by Revolution, Two leaders got fed up with a ruler not born in Italy. The revolutions ended in disaster because they were unsuccessful. Camillo di Cavour, who owned a good amount of Italy, he decicded to expand and create the nation of Italy.

Simon Bolivar and Latin American Revolutions

Simon was born on July 24, 1783 and lived in Caracas, Venezuela. He was a great military general who turns out to inspire the Latin American people to revolt. He inspired his people for democracy and the only way was to get rid of the Spaniards. These wars to free countries in South America was known as the Bolivar wars. After the War, that was a success, he went on to marry María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro. When she died a year later, he decided to never remarry. He ended serving as a president for Gran Columbia. He was going to go to England or France, when he finally died after a long battle with Tuberculosis.