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http://www.crccasia.com/news/chinasindustrialrevolution/
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Fromthe18thto19thcenturiesBritain,Europe,andtheUnitedStates
experiencedtheirindustrialrevolutionsnowinthe21stcenturyChinais
experiencingtheirs.Withtherapidincreaseofanynationseconomy
comemanytechnologicaladvancesthatbenefitthehumanracehowever
thesebenefitscomeatacost.
Inthelate18thcenturyandfirstpartofthe19thcentury,theburningof
coalcameintolargescaleuseforproducingenergy.Coalplantsemit
sulfurdioxide,nitrogenoxides,particlematter,andalsomercury.The
leadingeffectscausedbytheseharmfulchemicalsaresmog,acidrain,
andtoxicairpollutionintheatmosphere.
Chinahasanabundantamountofcoal,andisresponsibleforabouthalf
oftheworldsannualcoalconsumption.Withsuchlargecoalconsumption
Chinaisfacingpollutionproblems,specificallyinthemajormetropolitan
areasinandaroundBeijing,Shanghai,andGuanzhouwhereheavy
industry,metalsmelters,andcoalfiredpowerplantsfueltheevergrowing
economy.
Whattimeperiodsand
topicsareaddressed?
Thelate18thcenturytotheearly19thcenturyisaddressed,andthelargeamountsofpollution
emittedfromthecoalplantsinChina,whichisruiningtheenvironment,isthetopicaddressed.
Whatistheauthorsoverall
TheauthorsoverallargumentisthatChinascoalfactories,createdduringtheIndustrial
argument/purposeincreating Revolutiontogeneratemorepowertopowermachines,ispollutingtheenvironment.
thissource?
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sources,photographs,other
secondarysourcesect.)
Thisquotereliesonprimarysourcestoprovideevidenceforitsclaims,specificallyChinasstate
council,whichwaspresentduringthelatestagesoftheIndustrialRevolution,andisstillactive
today.
Conclusion:Overall,whatare
the35mostimportantthings
thatyoulearnaboutyour
topicfromthissource
Fromthissource,Ilearnedthatatthestartofthe21stcentury,Chinastartedtobecomemore
industrialized,likemostofWesternCivilization.Ialsolearnedthatsuchindustrializationcomes
withaprice,withtheenvironmentoftensuffering,likeinChinascase.However,thequalityof
lifeimprovedformostpeopleasaresultoftheindustrialrevolution.
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21stcenturyChina
industrialrevolutions
rapidincreaseofanynationseconomycomemanytechnological
advancesthatbenefitthehumanrace
theburningofcoalcameintolargescaleuseforproducingenergy
leadingeffectscausedbytheseharmfulchemicalsaresmog,acidrain,
andtoxicairpollutionintheatmosphere.
hasanabundantamountofcoal,andisresponsibleforabouthalfofthe
worldsannualcoalconsumption
Chinaisfacingpollutionproblems,
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Smith,A.J."PublicHealthinChina."Bmj2,no.5917(1974):49294.
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AcupunctureandbarefootdoctorsmaybethecurrenttalkingpointsinanyWesterndiscussion
ofmedicineinChina,butinfactprobablythemostimportantachievementsmadeintheyearsof
Communistrulehavebeeninthefieldofpublichealth.Manyinfectiousandparasiticdiseases
havebeeneliminatedandothersbroughtundercontrol.
PatrioticHealthCampaignlaunchedintheearly1950s.
Theprimarygoalofthehealthcampaignwassimple:the
eliminationofthefourpests,flies,mosquitoes,rats,and
sparrows(latersparrowswerereplacedastargetsbybedbugs
astheecologicalvalueofthebirdsbecameapparent).Workers
andtheirfamilieswererepeatedlyencouragedtosearch
foranddestroythepests:bigcampaignswereheldinthe
springeachyearbeforethenationalholidayonMayDay.
Theastonishingresulthasbeenthatthehouseflyisvirtually
extinctinChina.
1949thebacterialandviraldiseasesinChinaincluded
plague,cholera,smallpox,leprosy,poliomyelitisandtuberculosis
andtheparasiticdisordersincludedmalaria,kalaazar,
hookworm,filariasis,andschistosomiasis.Someofthesewere
localizedtoonlypartofthecountry,butallrepresented
majorpublichealthproblems.Theyweretackledbyamultiple
attack:improvementsinsanitation,eliminationofintermediate
hosts,vaccinationandimmunizationcampaigns,
andidentificationandtreatmentofhumancarriers.
Thesnaileradicationprogrammewascombinedwithimprovementstothesanitationstandards
ofthevillages.Newlatrineshadbeendesigned,usingatriplechamberstoragesystemwhich
effectivelydestroyedtheparasiticovabeforethesewagewasusedforfertilizer.
Intheearly1950s,beforetheprogrammebegan,theinfection
ratewas30to40%intheendemicareas.Among20yearolds
theratewasnearly60%.ProfessorYuWeitoldusthat
thefigurehadbeencutto25%bythelate1950s,6%in
1960,andonly4%in1965.Theeradicationcampaignhad
taken12to14yearstoeliminatesnailscompletelyfroman
area;butinthecleanareastherewerenownocasesofthe
diseaseamongchildrenandteenagers.
Whattimeperiodsand
topicsareaddressed?
ThearticletargetsthetransformationofhowthepublichealthofChinafromthe1940stothe
1970swashandledbythegovernment.Theenvironmentnegativelyimpactedthepeopleof
China,andduringthistimeperiod,manypeoplewereabletolivebecauseofcontrollingthe
environmentandeliminatingcertainpests.
Whatistheauthorsoverall
TheauthorcreatedthissourcetoillustrateChinashealthsystemandhowtheyhandle
argument/purposeincreating epidemicsandthenegativeimpactstheenvironmenthasonhealth.
thissource?
Whatevidencedoesthe
sourcerelyon?(primary
sources,photographs,other
secondarysourcesetc.)
Theauthorreliesondiagramsandphotographsfromthetimeperiod,personalexperiences,and
othersecondarysourceswrittenonthetopic.
Conclusion:Overall,whatare
the35mostimportantthings
thatyoulearnaboutyour
topicfromthissource
ManyimportantadvancementshavebeenmadeinthepublichealthofChinaduringthe
IndustrialRevolution.
ThePatrioticHealthCampaign(1950s)destroyedthefourpests(flies,mosquitoes,rats,
sparrows/bedbugs)tothepointwherecertainspeciesarenowvirtuallyextinctinChina.
Manybacterial,viral,andparasiticdiseasescausedbytheenvironmentweretargetedand
controlledbytheChinesegovernment.Forexamples,diseasecarryingsnailswereeliminated
andeffectivelydestroyedbeforetheycouldinfectanyone.
TheinfectionrateinChinahasdrasticallydecreasedbycontrollingtheenvironment.
Keywords/Phrasesusedin
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infectionsandparasiticdiseases
PatrioticHealthCampaign
Sanitation
Treatment
Eradication
http://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/2/5917/492.full.pdf
Smith,A.J."PublicHealthinChina."Bmj2,no.5917(1974):49294.
ThisarticleillustratesChinashealthsystemduringitsIndustrialRevolutionandhowtheyhandledepidemicsandthenegative
impactstheenvironmenthadonhealth.ByexaminingthisaccountofChinaspublichealth,IcanshowhowChinaspublichealth
andinfectionrategreatlyimprovedduringthe1940sto1970s.Thearticletargetsthetransformationofhowthepublichealthof
Chinafromthe1940stothe1970swashandledbythegovernment.TheenvironmentnegativelyimpactedthepeopleofChina,
andduringthistimeperiod,manypeoplewereabletolivebecauseofcontrollingtheenvironmentandeliminatingcertainpests.I
usedGoogleScholarandsearchedforthetermsChinaFourPestsCampaigninordertogatherinformation.Datahasbeen
collectedfrommagazinearticles,wheretheauthorreliedondiagramsandphotographsfromthetimeperiod,personalexperiences,
andothersecondarysourceswrittenonthetopic.Overall,thesourcestoldmethatmanyimportantadvancementshavebeenmade
inthepublichealthofChinaduringtheIndustrialRevolution.ThePatrioticHealthCampaign(1950s)destroyedthefourpests
(flies,mosquitoes,rats,sparrows/bedbugs)tothepointwherecertainspeciesarenowvirtuallyextinctinChina.Manybacterial,
viral,andparasiticdiseasescausedbytheenvironmentweretargetedandcontrolledbytheChinesegovernment.Forexamples,
diseasecarryingsnailswereeliminatedandeffectivelydestroyedbeforetheycouldinfectanyone.TheinfectionrateinChinahas
drasticallydecreasedbycontrollingtheenvironment.
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JosephKahnJimYardley
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.html?pagewanted=5
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WhilethepaceandlevelofChinasclimbasanindustrialpowergoesunmatched,thecountry
hasgreatlysurpassedthenormwhenitcomestopollutionproblems.Cancerisnowthemain
causeofdeathinChina.WhilehundredsofthousandsofpeopleayearinChinadieduetoair
pollution,almosthalfdonthaveaccesstocleandrinkingwater.
ThesunisrarelyvisibleinsomeofChinasindustrialcities,andleadpoisoningcausessickness
anddeathamongchildren.Theindustrializationhasalsoleadtowatershortagesthatput
farmlandatriskofdesertification.Sincesomecitiesdontwanttheirindustrialgrowthhindered,
theyrefusetoacceptcompulsorycarbondioxideemissionlimits.
TherapidindustrializationhastakenatollonChinasland,air,andwater,alotofwhichwas
alreadydamagedbyyearsofStalinisteconomicplanningthatputanemphasizeonurbanareas
establishingheavyindustry.
Whattimeperiodsand
topicsareaddressed?
Thisarticleiswrittenin2007,butitisaddressingsincethebeginningofChinasindustrial
revolutionandhowthatthe(stillexpanding)industrializationisaffectingChinasenvironment
andhowitwillbecomeaglobalissue.
Whatistheauthorsoverall
TheauthorspurposeistoraiseawarenessofChinasindustrialgrowthandhowitiskillingour
argument/purposeincreating environmentandeventheirowncountry.Nottosaygoodthingswillnotcomeoutofthisinthe
thissource?
end,butfornowlawsmustbeestablishedinChinatohelpfixtheseissues.Thisarticlewas
writtenin2007,butthereisstillnosignofaregressioninaggressiveindustrializationfromChina
oranyothercountryforthatmatter.
Whatevidencedoesthe
sourcerelyon?(primary
sources,photographs,other
secondarysourcesect.)
Thearticleutilizesphotographsandfactsgatheredovertheyearsbyscientists,historians,and
journalists.Onephotographdisplayslargeamountsofdensesmog.Anothershowspoverty
andamanatworkwearingagasmask.Theyalsousecollectedresearchthatshowscertain
factsandstatisticssuchasthattheleadingcauseofdeathinChinawascancerbecauseofthe
unsafeair.
Conclusion:Overall,whatare
the35mostimportantthings
thatyoulearnaboutyour
topicfromthissource
Inconclusion,theongoingindustrialrevolutioninChinaiscreatingissuesthattherestofthe
worldisjustrealizingwascausedbyIndustrialization.ThisincludesGlobalWarmingandother
thingssuchasincreaseincancer.Theseproblemsthattherestoftheworldisjustcatchingup
withisnowbeingcontinuedbyChina.Theyshownosignsofstoppingyetbecausetheyareso
earlyonintheprocess.Basicallyindustrializationiscausingpoverty,problemsinChinasair,
andevencreatingissuesthatincludeacidrain.
Keywords/Phrasesusedin
thearticle
Industrialization,IndustrialRevolution,AcidRain,Cancer,Pollution,Growth,GlobalWarming,
Environment,Death,Poverty
TheNewYorkTimes
JosephKahnJimYardley
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/world/asia/26china.html?pagewanted=5
Thisarticleiswrittenin2007,butitisaddressingsincethebeginningofChinasindustrialrevolutionandhowthatthe(still
expanding)industrializationisaffectingChinasenvironmentandhowitwillbecomeaglobalissue.Theauthorspurposeistoraise
awarenessofChinasindustrialgrowthandhowitiskillingourenvironmentandeventheirowncountry.Nottosaygoodthingswill
notcomeoutofthisintheend,butfornowlawsmustbeestablishedinChinatohelpfixtheseissues.Thisarticlewaswrittenin
2007,butthereisstillnosignofaregressioninaggressiveindustrializationfromChinaoranyothercountryforthatmatter.The
articleutilizesphotographsandfactsgatheredovertheyearsbyscientists,historians,andjournalists.Onephotographdisplays
largeamountsofdensesmog.Anothershowspovertyandamanatworkwearingagasmask.Theyalsousecollectedresearch
thatshowscertainfactsandstatisticssuchasthattheleadingcauseofdeathinChinawascancerbecauseoftheunsafeair.In
conclusion,theongoingindustrialrevolutioninChinaiscreatingissuesthattherestoftheworldisjustrealizingwascausedby
Industrialization.ThisincludesGlobalWarmingandotherthingssuchasincreaseincancer.Theseproblemsthattherestofthe
worldisjustcatchingupwithisnowbeingcontinuedbyChina.Theyshownosignsofstoppingyetbecausetheyaresoearlyonin
theprocess.Basicallyindustrializationiscausingpoverty,problemsinChinasair,andevencreatingissuesthatincludeacidrain.
Diana
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Chinasenvironmentalcrisisisoneofthemostpressingchallengestoemergefromthe
countrysrapidindustrialization.Chinaistheworldslargestsourceofcarbonemissions,and
theairqualityofmanyofitsmajorcitiesfailstomeetinternationalhealthstandards.
Epidemiologicalstudiesconductedsincethe1980sinnorthernChinasuggestthatpoorair
qualityinChinesecitiescausessignificant
healthcomplications
,includingrespiratory,
cardiovascular,andcerebrovasculardiseases.Pollutionhasalsobeenlinkedtotheproliferation
ofacuteandchronicdiseases;estimatessuggestthataround11percentofdigestivesystem
cancersinChinamaystemfromunsafedrinkingwater.
Itwasntuntilthe1972UnitedNationsConferenceontheHumanEnvironmentthatChina
begantodevelopenvironmentalinstitutions.Itdispatchedadelegationtotheconferencein
Stockholm,butbythenthecountryenvironmentwasalreadyindirestraits.Economicreforms
inthelate1970sthatencourageddevelopmentinruralindustriesexacerbatedtheproblem.
EnvironmentaldepredationsposeaseriousthreattoChinaseconomicgrowth,costingthe
countryroughly3to10percentofitsgrossnationalincome,accordingtovariousestimates.
ChinasMinistryofEnvironmentalProtectioncalculatesestimatesthecostofpollutionataround
1.5trillionRMB($227billion),orroughly3.5percentofGDP,accordingto
2010figures
.
Whattimeperiodsand
topicsareaddressed?
Thearticletalksabouttheenvironmentalissuesthataretoday,the2000s.Thearticledescribes
therootsthatcausedtheseissues,whichwereinthe1900s.
Whatistheauthorsoverall
TheauthorissayingthatIndustrializationinChinacausedlongtermeffectstoitsenvironment.
argument/purposeincreating ThissourcetriesexplainingtopeopletheprosandconsofIndustrializationandwhatitcoststo
thissource?
cleanuptheconsofIndustrialization.
Whatevidencedoesthe
sourcerelyon?(primary
sources,photographs,other
secondarysourcesetc.)
Photograph,Primary&SecondarySources
Conclusion:Overall,whatare
the35mostimportantthings
thatyoulearnaboutyour
topicfromthissource
Keywords/Phrasesusedin
thearticle
TheChineseIndustrializationcausedbadthingstotheenvironmentthatcostsalotofmoneyto
fix.Ithasbeenacoupleofyearsthatthisissuewasstartingtogetfixed,butstill,the
environmentisnotfixed.Thelivesofpeopleareaffectedbecauseoftheseenvironmental
conditionsthatcauseashorterlifeforpeople.
HealthComplications
RapidIndustrialization
ThisarticlewrittenbyEleanorAlbertisdescribingtheeffectsIndustrializationandhowitisaffectingChinasenvironment
today.Bycollectingdata,itisproventhatChinaisoneofthemostpollutedcountriesintheworld.Sincethecountryishighly
polluted,itwouldtakealotofmoneytofixtheenvironmentcausingoverabilliondollarstofix.Whenpeoplebreathethispolluted
air,theirhealthisaffectedinanegativewaycausingdiseasesandcancer.Thisissueistryingtobefixedforseveralyears,butstill
hasnotbeenfullyfixed.ThisauthorwrotethearticleshowinghowIndustrializationisaffectedinChina.Withphotographsanddata,
theauthorshowshowChinaspollutionisaffectingtheenvironmentandmebeexpanding.Thepollutioncantbeavoidedbecause
coalisthesourcethatisbeingburnedthemostinChina.Theauthorwrotethisarticletospreadawareness.Industrializationmaybe
somethinggoodthatmodernizescountries,butthesideeffects,especiallyinChina,harmtheenvironmentandthepeople.