Difference between revisions of "Industrial Revolution"

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The industrial revolution was a big change in the economy from farming to manufacturing. It first occurred in England in the late 1700s, and slowly spread to other nations.  Marvelous machines like the steam engine and telegraph were invented.  Pollution was a problem for the first time because of the increase in factories. England, which had the strongest economy in the world, was the first to undergo the industrial revolution, although some historians cite the iron industry in China under the Song dynasty and the textile industry in India as being forerunners to what happened in England. Regardless, the real industrial revolution began in 1760 in England and then, aided by the economic insights of Adam Smith, England’s economy expanded and its industrial revolution lasted until 1840.
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==The English Revolution==
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The modern industrial revolution describes the economic and social changes that happened starting in the 1760's starting in England and spreading to the United States of America and most of Europe.  Changes that are often used to characterize the industrial revolution are (SOURCE??)
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* An increased use of mechanical tools to perform labor.
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* A decrease in percentage of farmers in the population.
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In both America and England, the early industrial revolution was aided through the use of "sweatshop" like conditions to employ serfs  prior to the implementation of the modern workday and child labor laws (SOURCE??).
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==Pollution==
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An increased reliance on factories and machinery caused an increase in pollution.  This may or may not have caused problems, this needs sourced.
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==Other Revolutions==
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Some historians China under the Song dynasty and the textile industry in India as being forerunners to what happened in England. But in modern terms, the noun "industrial revolution" is reserved for the English revolution.  Used as an adjective, "industrial revolution" describes any economies transition from primarily agrarian to industrial.
  
 
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Revision as of 12:40, March 15, 2007

The English Revolution

The modern industrial revolution describes the economic and social changes that happened starting in the 1760's starting in England and spreading to the United States of America and most of Europe. Changes that are often used to characterize the industrial revolution are (SOURCE??)

  • An increased use of mechanical tools to perform labor.
  • A decrease in percentage of farmers in the population.

In both America and England, the early industrial revolution was aided through the use of "sweatshop" like conditions to employ serfs prior to the implementation of the modern workday and child labor laws (SOURCE??).

Pollution

An increased reliance on factories and machinery caused an increase in pollution. This may or may not have caused problems, this needs sourced.

Other Revolutions

Some historians China under the Song dynasty and the textile industry in India as being forerunners to what happened in England. But in modern terms, the noun "industrial revolution" is reserved for the English revolution. Used as an adjective, "industrial revolution" describes any economies transition from primarily agrarian to industrial.

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