Industrial Evolution
Industrialization of Brazil
In the early 50's, Brazilian industry had two salient aspects: on one hand, enterprises focused on the production of perishable and semi-durable goods, emphasizing particularly the textile, food, printing, publishing, apparel, tobacco, leather and fur ; another, entirely national firms, typically managed by the household owner. Regarding the latter - according to economist Paul Singer - although some "had shown signs of appreciable capacity expansion via self-accumulation, reaching up to some 'industrial empires." Indeed, industrialization in 1950 was not yet complete. The production of perishable and semi-durable goods consumption has not led the industry beyond the demand for this type of product. industries are articulated as follows: the consumer industry, which is characterized by the production of goods and services intended for direct consumer satisfaction (food, clothing, entertainment, shoes, tobacco, leather), intermediate goods industry, which produces goods that final processes need to convert them into products suitable for consumption (iron for various industries, wheat for the baker, etc.). and industries are articulated as follows: the consumer industry, which is characterized by the production of goods and servicesintended for direct consumer satisfaction (food, clothing, entertainment, shoes, tobacco, leather), intermediate goods industry, which produces goods that require final processes to develop into products suitable for consumption (iron for various industries, for wheat Baker, etc.). and capital goods industry, which is not intended for production of consumable goods immediately, and is organized to give efficiency to human labor, making it more productive (machinery, roads, ports, etc.)..
Well, in Brazil was almost exclusively the consumer industry, or light, which was dedicated to the production of "semi-durable and perishable goods." Thus, the definitive establishment of the industrial system depended on finding solutions for the deployment of heavy industry producer of consumer durables, intermediate goods and capital goods.
Industrialization of the U.S. in 50 years
After the end of World War II, the United States experienced a period of great economic growth. The Allied Powers (which included the United States) have funded the reconstruction of Germany and Japan, and eventually transformed these countries from former enemies into allies.
The postwar era was marked in the United States internationally for the early Cold War, where the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to expand its influence in the world at the expense of other countries. This war was balanced by the nuclear massivosarsenais these countries. The result was a series of conflicts during this period, including the Korean War in the 1950th in 1953 (which resulted in the status quo) and the tense Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Within the United States, the Cold War has raised concerns about Communist influence, and also resulted in attempts by the U.S. government to encourage math eciency in efforts to win the space race.
This period of American history is characterized by the explosion of the population. It was the period of the American population explosion.Meanwhile, rural migration, which was intense from the end of the Civil War, began to fall gradually, and the country experienced a period of sustainable economic expansion. At the same time, racism throughout the country - especially in the South - began to be fought with the growing civil rights movement, and leaders african-Americans such as Martin Luther King.Throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, all laws of social segregation in the United States were removed from the U.S. government and all states in the country were forced to do the same. Also noteworthy are the beginning of the feminist movement, the youth movement and the creation of the generation gap.
The end of this period is characterized by the beginning of the escalation of the Vietnam War, which began in 1957 and lasted until 1975, the climax of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the term of office of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated on November 22, 1963.
After the end of World War II, the United States experienced a period of great economic growth. The Allied Powers (which included the United States) have funded the reconstruction of Germany and Japan, and eventually transformed these countries from former enemies into allies.
