Russia was still at war.
Land was still in the hands of wealthy landowners instead of the people.
Food shortages were still common, and people were hungry.
In the Roman Republic senators implemented the majority of laws.
The prime energy source at the time was coal. As the Industrial Revolution began to speed up, the need for coal grew because it provided power for the factory engines, steam powered ships and steam locomotives. Second, the demand for iron increased. ... At a later stage, iron was needed to construct the steamships.
It increased there because plants like tobacco grew well there, so people needed more slaves to harvest the crops.
