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         The rest of this chapter was about the industrial revolution in Unites states, Russia, and Latin America. I thought the pictures in the section was pretty interesting to look at to look at the variety of products in demand during that time. It was cool to learn that the United States were once the worlds leading industrial power by making 36 % of manufactured goods. The United States had techniques for mass production using the assembly line. This was familiar to me because I learned about it last year. The picture on page 543 really caught my attention because most of the silver and gold was being mined on the west side of the country and on the east side depended on iron and coal mining. Apart from that, Henry Ford made the first model T car using the assembly line which made cars more affordable.
         In the Russian Revolution it shocked me to see that only 5% of their population were a part of the working class. Most of the population was made up of peasants. Russia focused on roads and heavy industry. They had harsh conditions and there were many worker strikes especially after the defeat in war by Japan. In the Latin American Industrial Revolution, the picture on 551 interested me because I was able to see the products that they needed and where they were being produced. I didnt even now what some of  the products were such as the cacao, guano, and the yerba mate.