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Barbed wire caused many problems with the cattle industry in the late 1800's. Before barbed wire, ranchers could take their cattle to watering places freely without conflict. When ranchers decided to put up barbed wire and take away others' rights to the water, their were range wars.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoYes. I has helped farming very much. It also is used to mark borders on peoples's land and property. In World War I it was used extensively for defensive fortifications, and trapped thousands of men to be shot down by machine guns. It is still used today, but razor wire is a new version of barbed wire.
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What was the effect of the invention of barbed wire in the 1870s?
Because barbed wire effectively kept animals in, the landholding concepts of cattlemen and small settlers changed radically with the new power that barbed wire gave them.
What are several types of barbed wire?
The Kansas barbed wire museum has over 2000 different types of barbed wire on display and barbed wire collecting is a popular hobby.
When was Barbed Wire Soul created?
Barbed Wire Soul was created in 1997.
When was Bouquet of Barbed Wire created?
Bouquet of Barbed Wire was created in 1976.
Do steel wiredrawing plants make barbed wire?
Steel wiredrawing plants manufacture barbed wire
Who was jf glidden?
He was the most succesful inventor of barbed wire and helped change the history of the American West.
Who was the American inventor of barbed wire?
Joseph Glidden invented barbed wire, and obtained the patent in 1874.
What was the effect of the invention of barbed wire in the 1870s?
Because barbed wire effectively kept animals in, the landholding concepts of cattlemen and small settlers changed radically with the new power that barbed wire gave them.
Were the inventors of barbed wire all farmers?
Not really. Check out the Wikipedia link below on the history of how barbed wire was invented, patented and developed.
What are several types of barbed wire?
The Kansas barbed wire museum has over 2000 different types of barbed wire on display and barbed wire collecting is a popular hobby.
What did Joseph glidden invent?
barbed wire
What contributed to the end of open-range cattle ranching in the mid-1880s?
The invention of barbed wire ended the open range
Who invented the first barbed wire fence?
The barbed wire was invented by Joseph Glidden. The barbed wire was invented by Joseph Glidden.
What is a sentence for barbed wire?
The barbed wire cut the prisoner as he was trying to escape.
When was Barbed Wire Soul created?
Barbed Wire Soul was created in 1997.
When was Bouquet of Barbed Wire created?
Bouquet of Barbed Wire was created in 1976.
What is the date when barbed wire was invented?
barbed wire was invented on October 27,1873
