exhibition focuses on the interplay between man, nature and the economy. It tells the social and economic history of the region and illustrates the profound changes that industrialisation has brought to
along the central trading route known as the Hellweg. Membership of the Hanseatic League ensured the economic success of the town. Equally so, the so-called Stapelgesellschaft (lit: batch society), a protective
No industry of note developed in Europe's second smallest state, but the 1860s saw a pioneering economic revival. In 1861, the now legendary casino was opened ... more POLAND Industrialisation within the [...] and to policies that focused more on exploiting resource-rich colonies ... more ROMANIA Romania’s economic history was shaped by the tensions between its extremely passionate striving toward self-sufficiency
increasingly fierce competition for them. However, France's new colonies only achieved their greatest economic importance in the 20th century: The countries of West Africa produced agricultural goods, Indochina
broader international context Bridgewater showed the potential for artificial waterways to stimulate economic growth, and the canals built in Germany, France, Belgium and elsewhere in subsequent decades were
James Watt was a genius of many talents who was at the heart of the technological and economic changes in 18th century Britain that have been described as the Industrial Revolution. He was born in Greenock
to the public in 1996. During the Second World War he worked chiefly on exhibitions on social and economic themes intended principally for the armed forces. He became a British citizen in 1945. His subsequent
in many countries, particularly through the First International, formed in 1864. His analysis of economic history, that industrial capitalism had created a proletariat, whose members could only live by
nationalised Dutch railways in 1947 and served in that position until 1959. He made good use of the economic assistance to European countries provided by the American Marshall Aid system, exemplified by the
of Tinos, presents the technology of marble. At the same time, brings to the fore the social and economic context in which the local workshops evolved. The museum is a site of the Museum Network of the
regime. Astonishingly enough, the remains of the buildings survived both the war and the ensuing economic crises. After comprehensive renovation they now make up a lively centre for shopping, entertainment
values of the man-made environment (cultural landscape and architectural heritage), to highlight the economic resources of this heritage for sustainable development and to encourage voluntary work to protect [...] oriented to the northwest) to develop a master plan. This plan, submitted in 2001, illustrates the economic potential of industrial heritage as a tourism brand and sets out the possible structure of a pa [...] "North-west Europe was the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. The legacy of the most radical change in economic history is a crucial element in the continent’s identity. Yet, as a result of modern structural
country. In the territory of today’s Austria, the economic transformation did not gain momentum until the so-called "Gründerzeit", the era of rapid economic expansion in German-speaking Europe, dawned in [...] coal mining and textiles in Moravia and the innovative heavy industry of Bohemia became drivers for economic and technical progress. However, industrialisation there brought with it a heightened Czech nationalist [...] form of construction projects such as the famous Viennese "Arbeiterhöfe". By then, the promising economic upswing of the turn of the century was already history, a casualty of the destruction of the First
country to ban the trade in humans, but it continued illegally. Ultimately, Denmark’s successful economic development was also linked to the high levels of education of the country’s population. Compulsory
political and economic decisions in the 19th century: Naples, for instance, was still one of Europe’s leading manufacturing cities in the 18th century. Italy’s history was not lacking in economic innovations:
Congress Poland primarily served the Russian market, and ultimately became Russia’s most powerful economic region. Industrialisation took an unusual course in Upper Silesia, in that it was triggered early [...] only factories for foodstuffs and farming equipment thrived. After the First World War, the diverse economic structure of the various regions weighed heavily on the reconstituted Polish nation. Additionally
time. At the start of the 19th century, widespread modernisation of agriculture led to an initial economic upswing and a growth in population. However, it was policy decisions that laid the foundation for [...] Sweden to the Baltic – it was regarded as a symbol of national efficiency. The canal was not an economic success as it was quickly made redundant by the arrival of the railways. A state railroad construction [...] with the companies Scania, Vabis and Volvo, followed by Saab after the Second World War. In the economic boom after 1945, the Swedish Model, in which the state directs the labour and capital markets with
expanding textile production in 1935 with an initial factory in Kayseri However, it was the more liberal economic policies following the Second World War which truly established industrialisation. Initially, the
such as Prague and Brno into Czech cities. And among the Czech middle classes, modernisation and economic success fuelled a national consciousness and a desire for freedom. Industrialisation accelerated [...] exchange was established in 1871, a commodities exchange followed in 1887, and the city became a major economic centre. The first automobile built during the reign of the K.u.K. (imperial and royal) monarchy
