When private incentives are insufficient, a big push by government may lead to industrialization. This paper uses mobilization for World War II to test the big push hypothesis in the context of ...

The Industrial Revolution in Britain brought huge technological ... The Treaty of Versailles severely punished Germany for its involvement in World War One. From 1918 to 1933, the German people ...

The first battle between Germany and Britain in World War One took place not on the muddy fields of France but in the scrub land of Togo. Keen to compete with its European rivals, Germany acquired ...

The research explores the effect of industrialization on human capital formation. Exploiting exogenous regional variations in the adoption of steam engines across France, the study establishes that, ...

Modern industry started in the 18th century, and its growth accelerated throughout the 19th as production switched from metal to coal mining. By the early 20th century, about one in four Welsh workers ...

Historian Jeremy Black unravels the advent of modern advertising by Josiah Wedgwood, a genius potter during the Industrial Revolution in Britain. Watch the full documentary The Industrial ...

Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network Look closely at this image, stripped of ...

The European Union’s so-called Trump task force spent 2024 preparing for a possible trade dispute. Specifics are secret, but guiding principles are becoming clear. By Jeanna Smialek The army ...

Simple History Soldier Kamikaze in WW1 (Grenadier's Leap) Posted: January 10, 2025 | Last updated: January 10, 2025 The First World War is renowned for its massive Battles fought on an industrial ...

The commander of Ukraine’s 414th Strike UAV Battalion posted a video showing how a mobile radar detected the incoming UAV and sent its own kamikaze drones to bring it down. Follow Kyiv Post to stay ...