Developments, Innovations and Advancements:
1- Statue of liberty was created in Paris, France. It was brought to the U.S. in pieces and restored by workers.
2- Bessemer process was invented to produce steel in mass. This innovation would be the first inexpensive way to create steel from molten pig iron. It was named after its creator: Henry Bessemer.
3- Skyscraper were beginning to appear in the early 20th century in Manhattan, NY, after the creation of the Bessemer process.
Obstacles and Challenges:
1-The Statue of Liberty was designed in Paris by French historian Edouard de Laboulaye. The statue was a gift from France to the U.S. But this gift had a significant price and the value issued was not in the budget of the American country. So the American government began to collect money by raising taxes
2- After the invention of steel in mass, thousands of people began moving to New York. Urban population was starting to be saturated and there wasn’t about enough space for everyone, therefore, hundreds of people were cramped together in tenement houses with small rooms and no ventilation or light.
3- Skyscraper were taking over the city of New York and workers needed to put their life in danger to construct the tall buildings, in account of the lack of safety equipment.
