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    Industrial Revolution - Wikipedia

    The Industrial Revolution, sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution, was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread, efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution.See more

    The earliest recorded use of the term "Industrial Revolution" was in July 1799 by French envoy Louis-Guillaume Otto, announcing that France had entered the race to industrialise. … See more

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    The commencement of the Industrial Revolution is closely linked to a small number of innovations, beginning in the second half of the 18th century. By the 1830s, the following gains had been made in important technologies:
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    The Industrial Revolution in continental Europe came later than in Great Britain. It started in Belgium … See more

    The New Industrialist movement advocates for increasing domestic manufacturing while reducing emphasis on a financial-based … See more

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    Six factors facilitated industrialization: high levels of agricultural productivity, such as that reflected in the British Agricultural Revolution, … See more

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    On a structural level the Industrial Revolution asked society the so-called social question, demanding new ideas for managing large … See more

    Steel is often cited as the first of several new areas for industrial mass-production, which are said to characterise a "Second Industrial … See more

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    The Industrial Revolution was a massive transformation of society and economy in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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  7. Industrial Revolution | Causes & Effects | Britannica

    WEBIndustrial Revolution Timeline. List of some of the major causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain in the 18th century with the invention of new machines that greatly increased …

  8. Industrial Revolution: Definition and Inventions | HISTORY

    WEBExplore the history of the Industrial Revolution, a period of rapid technological and social change in the 18th and 19th centuries. Find out how inventions like the steam engine, the cotton gin and electricity …

  9. Industrial Revolution | Key Facts | Britannica

    WEBThe term Industrial Revolution refers to the process of change in modern history from a farming and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. The process began in Britain, …

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  11. Industrial Revolution - New World Encyclopedia

    WEBThe Industrial Revolution was a transformation of human life circumstances that occurred in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (roughly 1760 to 1840) in Britain, the United States, and …

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    WEBOct 19, 2023 · Learn how the Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid technological change that transformed various sectors of human activity in 18th- and 19th-century Britain and beyond. Explore the …