Science/Culture in Age of Realism

Romanticism began to fade away and was replaced by Realism, the focus shifted from the inside world of reality to the outer material world.
A New Age of Science

The machines of the industrial revolution did not require any pure science. However, the advancement of technology did increase the interest in basic scientific research.
The steam engine [...]

Nation Building Part 2

Great Britain: The Victorian Age  (cont’d)

The liberals (Whigs) started the talk of the Reform Act but it was the conservatives (Tories) that carried it through.
Benjamin Disraeli the leader of the Tories and wished to win over people to the conservative party. He thought if he was able to pass the reform bill, more people would [...]

Nation Building and Reform

As Italy and Germany were unifying, Europe had other things going on at the same time.

The Austrian Empire: Toward a Dual Monarchy

After striking down revolution and restoration of the monarchy, the only change left from the revolution was the abolition of serfdom.
Industrialization in Vienna, Bohemia, and Galicia were able to bring in some econ. and [...]