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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.
One of the real impetuses for United States entering the Industrial Revolution was the passage of the Embargo Act of 1807, the War of 1812 (1812â1814) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803â1815) which cut off supplies of new and cheaper Industrial revolution products from Britain.he cotton gin revolutionized Southern agriculture. The technological and industrial history of the United States describes the United States' emergence as one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world.