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Industrial Revolution (Main causes (Economic Change (Diversification of…
Industrial Revolution
Main causes
Economic Change
Black death and subsequent improvement in terms of living standards
Increase of population (16th-17th centuries)
Intensive agricolture and selective animal breeding
Diversification of economic activities
Wool industry
Cotton industry
Pleasure products available (Tobacco, alcohol, sugar)
Much cheaper products available
Mass consumption
Technological Innovation
New sources of power
Steam
General improvements as to moving facilities
Steam engine
Coal
Spinning machines
Spinning Jenny,
invented by James Hargraeves around 1764
Edmund Cartwright
's loom, meant to work by means of steam or water power
Consequences
Mushroom Villages
Built near newly-born industries
Often around coal mines
Lack of basic services
Mortality increases
"Industrial Pattern"
Long-lasting worktimes
Children work in factories
Easier to exploit and more suitable for certain jobs them being smaller
Monotonous life
People are often underpayed
Lack of proper nutrition
Lack of safety measures