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How infrastructure develop after 1840 |
| Answer» There was rapid development in infrastructure across the world after the 1840s.1. Railways witnessed spectacular development after the 1840s. The railway network expanded rapidly in Britain from around 1840. From 338 miles in 1835, the railway network became over 10000 miles in 1860. Railways also expanded in continental European countries like France and Germany, the United States and also in India which was then under British rule.2. Telegraph: Commercial electrical telegraph took of after 1840 as the major means of communication across the world. In Britain, telegraph developed simultaneously with the railways as the means of signalling. In the United States, telegraph developed with the invention of the Morse code, a code that was used for telegraph messages. Telegraph lines under oceans were laid for communication across continents. Telegraph also started in India in the 1850s.3. Shipping: Commercial shipping developed rapidly after the 1840s. with the development of large trans-Atlantic\xa0ships. This facilitated the transportation of large number of people and large volumes of goods across the world, especially between Europe and the Americas. | |