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

Who else had to watch this as a class assignment?

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

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

Take a shot everytime he says industrial revolution

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

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

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

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

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

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

I worship to your videos before an exam

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.

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.

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

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."

Teacher: 11 minutes till the test Me:

Covid 19 is why I’m here rn

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.

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

cramming for the ap tomorrow be like-

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

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

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

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

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 Good that history doesn't change so this video never gets outdated

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

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!

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.

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

Exam tomorrow lmao

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

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

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!! 👍👍👍

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

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

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

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

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

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

this guy talking is making me hold my breath.

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

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

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

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

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

Watching for a assignment in class😃

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.

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.

honestly that before the intro, sequence was amazing

Industrial revolution knowledge helped me to an A in Social politics exam...I love how everything is connected :-)

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

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

You are literally my hero!!!! I should have been watching these vids from day 1 instead of trying to understand my Professor's beyond horrible lectures ... Seriously thank you for saving my grades

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

thank you very much!this really helped me in my debate about the industrial revolution

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I live in Telford, where it all started - (technically in Coalbrookdale) - which is odd because very few people outside the UK have heard of it or know of its signficance. Without the iron, coal and water in the same place - you needed the smelted iron in order make the strength behind the machines to increase the industrialization. Cast iron was just too brittle and impure to be useful. Surely it is the convergence of these elements together that started it all off?

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.

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

Thanks to this video I got an A+ on my test about the industrial revolution.

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

3:57 that was one hell of a plug.

so cool to see the behind scenes of your empire -- you rule john green !!!!

Aaaaaa i want to know more!!!! I could listen for hours! And this is the first time i feel so invested in an academic subject.

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

I love how you guys make these funny and add references to other things here and there in the videos. Makes them far more entertaining and memorable!

very useful thx i needed this for an exam

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

class assignment during coronavirus :(

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

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

Thank you Industrial Revolution for making Crash Course possible to produce

good luck to everyone taking the apwh exam tomorrow!

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.

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.

I love you John Green!!! The texts are epiiiiiiiic!

Can you explain more deeply the spinning jenny and waterframe? I am doing an essay about new inventions of the Industrial Revolution and could use some more info on them. Thanks!

Was that the Tessaract during your definition. Nice

omg my teacher showed us this in class and I was like I've already watched this! it was the first thing I watched when I found out we were doing the industrial rev

Thanks so much for the swedish subtitles! ^^

The production quality of this channel is so god damn high

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

Thank you for saving me with my last time paper due today in like three hours

Thank you for all the crash course videos you have done. They are very useful and pleasant. But ı am just surprised that you haven't mentioned once the factor of colonisation that had a huge impact on the development of industrial revolution. Is that not a considerable point that determine in which countries it could happen first?

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

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Topics like these are why I love history.

I have an Exam tomorrow about the Industrial Revolution... Thank you!

i'll be legit sad when this series ends

8:07 That took me a few seconds to process

Thank you so much for making