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What three principles helped make it possible to defy the widening front of industrial revolution advancements?
What three principles helped make it possible to defy the widening front of industrial revolution advancements?
The industrial revolution resulted in the creation of new machines and a shift to a new mode of production, the factory system.
The industrial revolution resulted in the creation of new machines and a shift to a new mode of production, the factory system.
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Besides the factory system, what did the Industrial Revolution affect?
Besides the factory system, what did the Industrial Revolution affect?
Other branches of industry
What is the main source of power that replaced animate sources?
What is the main source of power that replaced animate sources?
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What is the name of the revolution that occurred in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
What is the name of the revolution that occurred in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
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What was the revolution of the late 18th and early 19th centuries revolutionary because it was something more than just new machines and smoke belching factories?
What was the revolution of the late 18th and early 19th centuries revolutionary because it was something more than just new machines and smoke belching factories?
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What happened to the productivity and the standard of living for England, Europe and America during the Industrial Revolution?
What happened to the productivity and the standard of living for England, Europe and America during the Industrial Revolution?
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What were the two main countries affected by the Industrial Revolution?
What were the two main countries affected by the Industrial Revolution?
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The Industrial Revolution was a time when countries produced a lot compared to the demand.
The Industrial Revolution was a time when countries produced a lot compared to the demand.
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The Industrial Revolution was a time when goods were sold at a very high price due to the scarcity of products.
The Industrial Revolution was a time when goods were sold at a very high price due to the scarcity of products.
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The Industrial Revolution also affected other branches of industry, and there were many comparable advancements in different areas.
The Industrial Revolution also affected other branches of industry, and there were many comparable advancements in different areas.
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The Industrial Revolution resulted in what kind of an assurance to the world?
The Industrial Revolution resulted in what kind of an assurance to the world?
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Positive Impact of Industrial Revolution
- Better Living Standards: Development of machines, and transportation system made life easier for a common man. Stronger homes got built, and even the governments began to take responsibility of ensuring proper sanitation and hygiene.
- Intellectual Advancement: Due to increase in work productivity, achievements in the areas of literature and science. This led to remarkable innovations and inventions.
- Innovation and Enterprise: Greater education opened the doors to learning. This period witnessed inventions in the field of science such as the X-Ray, the light bulb, the telephone, the calculator, etc.
- Bulk Production of Goods: Revolution was marked by key inventions in the field of engineering. With the introduction of steam engine, transportation of goods became simplified, Production in bulk resulted in more income.
- Globalisation: Europe and America were the two main countries that were very much impacted by this revolution. They produced immense amounts of goods for the markets situated outside the continent, with an attempt to sell the goods abroad. People from varying countries began to arrive gradually in the continents, and get attracted by an assurance of an improved quality of life. These were the signs of the birth of Globalisation.
Negative Impact of Industrial Revolution
- Child Labour: It has been estimated that in mid to late 1800s, various textile industries operating in Britain hired a large number of children. 1/5th of the entire workforce. It is not limited to cleaning of these dangerous jobs that includes operation and cleaning of heavy machinery. The conditions provided to them for working are also terrible. Workers are exposed to harmful fumes, that implies most of these children didn't live for a long time.
- Farming also took a Backseat: Factories that are located in the urban regions promised more amount of stability and money as compared to a cultivatable property in the rural areas. Most of the farmers, thus, resulted in their terrestrial land to migrate to different places for work purpose. This has resulted in overpopulation of crowded cities, less steadiness for the workforce, and a higher crime rate due to less stable jobs.
- Extreme Crime and Poverty: Introduction of machinery in the production of goods rendered several people jobless. In addition to it, rapid industrialization altered more and more people from nearby areas to the developed cities. Most of the workers got replaced by machines. This lessened stability among them. Money didn't begin coming unfortunately to immigrants have to resort to begging and indulge in other kind of criminal activities. Prisons started to overflow, and it gave the rise to slums.
- Pollution: Rudimentary and manual techniques did not use now. This revolution started depleting non-renewable resources that marked a serious destruction of the present day's society. Factories emitted a large amount of industrial waste and smoke that marked the beginning of a huge stream of water, soil and air pollution. This has become a lot unmanageable in current times.
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Explore the transformative effects of the Industrial Revolution on society, economy, and technology. Learn how advancements in machinery and transportation improved living standards, spurred intellectual growth, and enabled bulk production of goods. Discover the innovations that emerged during this pivotal period.
