Industrial Revolution in Belgium

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:effect gptkb:urban_development
environmental pollution
economic growth
growth of working class
development of railways
gptkbp:endDate late 19th century
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Second_Industrial_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Industrial Revolution in Belgium
gptkbp:industry gptkb:chemical_industry
mechanical engineering
glass production
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:British_Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:location gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:mainIndustry coal mining
steel production
textiles
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Liège
gptkb:Charleroi
gptkb:Verviers
gptkb:Mons
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:Solvay
gptkb:Union_Minière_du_Haut_Katanga
gptkb:Cockerill-Sambre
gptkb:Société_Générale_de_Belgique
Boël
gptkbp:notableEvent public health reforms
expansion of education
rise of labor movements
formation of trade unions
development of canals
expansion of coal mines
growth of socialist parties
introduction of child labor laws
opening of the first continental railway (1835)
rise of industrial bourgeoisie
urban housing crisis
gptkbp:notableInvention gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkb:steel
mechanical loom
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:John_Cockerill
William Cockerill
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Sillon_industriel
gptkbp:precededBy pre-industrial economy
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Belgian_Revolution_of_1830
gptkbp:startDate early 19th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walloon_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7