Questions tagged [industrial-history]
The history of industry, beginning with the transition from animal power sources and hand production methods to steam- and chemical-powered machines operated in mechanized factories, as well as the application of those methods to the production of goods and execution of industrial projects.
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Why did the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal take a much longer route to the Des Plaines River?
So reading about the the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal, you can see on the map that the route travels about 15 miles parallel to the Des Plaines River.
I've been trying to find out why. This ...
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What heavy industrial work, if any, was done in USSR 1923-1927?
In the USSR, the first five-year Plan began in 1928. The Revolution and Civil War ended in 1922 Oct (the "main phase" according to wikipedia). That's, coincidentally, a five-year gap.
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How did the accounting and capital organization system work in communist countries like the USSR? [closed]
It's difficult to see how the leaders could have kept track of such a complex system, in such a big country as the Soviet Union (USSR), without recognizing the existence of capital relations, the ...
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In WW2 USN ships, what was the weight of a typical boiler?
I've been searching for this for days, but cannot find it. What is the weight of a typical boiler on a WW2 US Navy ship?
Example: Fletcher Class DD had a total weight (displacement) 2100 to 2500 tons ...
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Why was cannabis illegalized in the U.S.?
There seems to be a notion that cannabis was illegalized due to capitalism. I've read some theories as to how this happened, and one of them goes something like this:
Commissioner of the National ...
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What determines whether slavery is economically efficient in industrialized/modern era economies?
Various forms of slavery were nearly universal before the industrial revolution. After industrialization, it would naively seem forced labor would continue to be widespread, as there is no way to ...
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How did Italy and Germany get rubber in WWII?
Japan invaded Southeast Asia and Indonesia to obtain rubber in WWII. Germany and Italy clearly used large amounts of rubber in WWII to build vehicles and planes, but in the 1940s rubber was only ...
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Why did the UK use hewn stone cubes for homes far more often than France?
Why did the UK use hewn stone cubes (ashlar masonry) for homes far more often than France in the previous centuries?
It would be rare to find this kind of rustic stone (rubble masonry ) in the UK, ...
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Why did the Ottoman Empire not industrialize like France, Germany or Belgium? [closed]
Why did the Ottoman Empire not industrialize or not reach the level of those nations?
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Is this wrench from 1881, or is it just a serial number?
One of my facebook group's member posted these pictures, he found them in their garden buried. He made cleaning, and they look old, but are they from 1880's? If the location helps: it is in Hungary, ...
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Looking for information on "Schwartz Toy Mfg. Corp." and products
I found a stuffed animal in my attic of a masked mouse with a label having "Schwartz Toy Mfg. Corp." on it. The spelling differs from FAO Schwarz, and I can't find much on Google except a few sites ...
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What was the significance of ball bearing factories during the World Wars and in the economy at the time in general?? [closed]
I have heard historians claim that enemies' ball bearing factory locations were a coveted piece of intelligence. I have also heard that big money industry for both the allies and axis super powers ...
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Manufacturing plans of historic industrial or military goods
So far I have only been a passive reader of History Stack Exchange and I think it is a great community that gives me a lot interesting topics to follow up.
My question:
A number of questions I have ...
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How were steam turbines typically manufactured in the interwar period (1918 - 1939)
Steam turbines are large rotating machinery, with many blades, that convert steam power into rotary motion. In the interwar period, 1918 - 1939, they were used principally in power plants and naval ...
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How many people worked to build one Liberty ship?
A lot of Liberty Ships were built during WW2. These were fairly large transport ships with a capacity of about 11,000 t deadweight tonnage. Wikipedia says the average build time was 42 days, and that ...
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