The document discusses the Industrial Revolution, including:
- The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late 18th century due to political and economic conditions that were suitable for industrialization, including population growth and accessibility of trades.
- It then spread to other countries like Belgium, France, and the United States after the fall of Napoleon in 1815, and later to Germany and other East European countries in the 19th century.
- The Industrial Revolution significantly impacted society through more efficient mass production, changes in transportation and communication, technological development, rising standards of living, expansion of public education, increased global trade, and the growth of labor unions.
4. What is
Industrial
Revolution
▪Industrial revolution is defined as the changes in
manufacturing and transportation that began with
fewer things being made by hand but instead made
using machines in larger-scale factories. 4
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Auguste Blanqui, a French
economist, coined the term
“Industrial Revolution” in 1837
to denote the economic and social
changes arising out of the
transition from industries
carried in the homes with simple
instruments, to industries in
factories with power-driven
machinery in Britain, but it came
into vogue when Arnold Toynbee,
the great historian, used it in
1882.
7. Industrial Revolution
begins in England,
WHY
IN ENGLAND?
• Political and economic
conditions in England in the
latter half of the eighteenth
century were the most suitable
for the beginning of the
Industrial Revolution in that
country
• Population Growth
• Accessibility of trades
• Trades for overseas
8. influenced Belgium, France
and the United States only
after the fall of Napoleon in
1815.
Germany was affected still
later and the East European
countries continued to be
mostly agricultural right up
to the end of the nineteenth
century.
9. What is the
reason
behind this
Industrial
Revolution???
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• Getting Advantage in World Trade
• Developing in Technology
• Growing Population
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• Growth of large manufacturing sector
• Agricultural Revolution
• Available Natural Resources
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• Expansion of public education
• Competition for world trade
• Development of machine tools
• Efficiency of water supply
• Growth of labour unions