Department Of Northern Virginia & Virginia Historical Society. (1879) Jacob's 1878 official map of Prince Edward County, Virginia. [Washington: H. Jacob] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2012592122/.
The industrial revolution began about 1870 as Meiji period leaders decided to catch up with the West. The government built railroads, improved roads, and inaugurated a land reform program to prepare the country for further development.
COLLECTIVIZATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION. In November 1927, Joseph Stalin launched his revolution from above by setting two extraordinary goals for Soviet domestic policy: rapid industrialization and collectivization of agriculture.