You will write a two-page essay answering a specific question from the 18^th Century until the late 20^th Century. You need to examine the significant impact in history from a social, political, economic, or cultural standpoint. You must narrow your focus to a specific goal, impact, or problem of a given person or persons over the course of a few years. The paper will begin with a thesis statement and an introductory paragraph. Over the body of the paper, you will need to support the reasons for your thesis with appropriate examples and quotes from at least four different sources. You will not use Wikipedia or any encyclopedia. You may use scholarly essays and books for reference purposes. You will conclude the paper with a summation of your research by assessing the impact in western civilization.

How and why did the Industrial Revolution spread to the rest of Europe after 1815?