This week in class we revolved our lectures around the idea of innovation and the expansion of certain countries. Throughout the lectures we learned that where the money can be earned is where the people will follow, and begin to settle there. In contrast to the past statements, we also learned about the city of Jaffa which struggled harshly due to their limited resources and bad landscape along the port.
Jaffa was a small city on the western seaboard of the Mediterranean Sea. The city suffered from lower levels of minerals and agriculture needs. To make things worse the city has one of the worst ports in the Mediterranean, which is extremely shallow, has massive offshore rocks, and has natural breakwater. This makes it impossible for larger cargo ship to port, which forces the citizens to take small boats to the anchored ship to gather the goods that are on the ship. The city of Jaffa became the example and the vocal point of change in the 19th Century.
In Europe in the 19th century one town became the pub for industrialization. Known as the Rhineland and Ruhr Valley became known as the central location for industrialization and development. This due to the many jobs it offered and the money it was able to produce as well the products that were being produced as well. Another town that became famous for their involvement was the town of Cologne, which caused the mass movement of people there in order to produce steel. These massive movements helped Germany produce enormous wealth, created social dislocation, and helped get them involved in the arms race. Another country that increased producing by the end of the 19th Century was Bombay, otherwise known as the “Mill Village.” The country from having one mill in 1856 to having 136 by the start of the 20th Century. The mills employed over a forth of the country giving them good lives and bring money into the country as well. The cotton was production was very well supported by the global support of trade and Bombays port location. Bombay was put on the map by their efforts to make the city as industrialized as possible by increasing ways of transportation by railroads. Another beneficiary is their easy access to materials and trade resources.
As you can see location means everything to the countries how how they are able to grow and develop. As you can see countries with mainstream ports and good resources tend to adapt better and are more likely to bring in money, which isn’t the case with Jaffa. They struggle geographically therefore life is difficult and money is hard to bring in.