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The Industrial Revolution (Impact on Societies (new cities were built…
The Industrial Revolution
Causes
Population Growth
More food production led to an increasing amount of people in the country
more migration to other cities and parts of the world
resistance to diseases
Trade
demand rose, so supply rose as well
Inventions facilitated trade over large distances
Agricultural Growth
new crops from the Americas
led to new inventions
Technology Revolution
Demand for pottery, cotton, and iron increases
More supply (importing, exporting)
Mass production of all products
interchangeable parts revolutionized production of weapons and goods
The demand for iron decreases deforestation
further development of travel and communication systems
steam engines, railroads, and telegraphs
used for traveling and trading between cities/countries
Impact on Societies
new cities were built
overcrowding in already existing cities leads to unhealthy living conditions and low life exp.
fast expansion causes deforestation and overworking of the land
cities are now more connected than before because of the transportation systems
More jobs are created in factories and mills
women and child are recruited in factories with low pay and mediocre working conditions
Ideas
laissez faire: similar to free market economies (gov. should not interfere)
adam smith (creator)
thomas malthus and david ricardo (critics of the idea) - abstinence
workers are protesting their working conditions