The Trend of History Origins of Twentieth Century Problems
The book The Trend of History Origins of Twentieth Century Problems was written by author William Kay Wallace Here you can read free online of The Trend of History Origins of Twentieth Century Problems book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Trend of History Origins of Twentieth Century Problems a good or bad book?
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Like natural laws, they are violent and often vicious. Whereas the applica- tion of genius in producing mechanical Inventions, the harnessing of steam for motive power, for example, which further Industrial enterprise and increase material well- being, alone can confer lasting good and accelerate prog- ress. The study of mathematics and physical sciences had led to such Inventions. The use of new machinery and motive power in Industry, and the consequent industrial and commercial expansion, had... given added influence to the Middle Class, and assisted It in consolidating its control of the means of production. This gave a fresh impulse to competitive expansion, which reacted on the political life of the period. The Middle Class, while retaining its distinctively undisciplined. Individualist attitude which found expres- sion in competition, was alert to the political possibilities I02 THE TREND OF HISTORY of the new industrialism, which might assure for it as- cendancy in the State. It was perceived that material wellbeing and wealth would afford the Middle Class the leisure necessary to pursue the struggle for political power with greater efficacy, and that the industrial movement, which was developing rapidly into the discipline of the factory system, might best afford the social security which it craved.
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