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Industrial Revolution
IT WAS THE REASON FOR THE RISE OF SOCIALISM AND MARXISM
The government majorly favoured the wealthy in the early part of the Industrial Revolution. With a large population that felt exploited under a few wealthy capitalists, social tensions gradually increased. The condition of the working class became such a cause of concern that it led to the rise of socialism.
COTTON TRADE WAS THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The Indo Saraswat Civilization (Indus Valley) in India started cultivating cotton by 2500 BCE and it remained the hub of cotton textiles for thousands of years. With the East India Company being formed in 1600, cotton started gaining popularity in Britain and by 1664, the Company was importing a quarter of a million pieces into Britain.
IT STARTED IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THEN SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
There are many reasons identified as to why the Industrial Revolution started in Britain, like necessity, colonial influence, scientific temperament etc. By the mid-18th century, many British inventors were working on making a cotton spinning machine.
IT MARKED A SHIFT FROM AGRICULTURE TO MANUFACTURING
Pre-industrial societies were primarily agrarian with almost 80% people working in agriculture and animal husbandry. There were cottage industries where a small group or family produced goods at home.
STEAM ENGINE IS CONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORTANT INVENTION OF EARLY INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The steam engine is termed as the defining innovation of the First Industrial Revolution in Britain. It was the energy behind advanced inventions in textiles (power loom, spinning mule) and transport (steam powered locomotives and ships) and was one of the primary causes for the transition from human power to machine power.
IT MADE BRITAIN THE IMPERIAL SUPERPOWER
IT LED TO RISE IN POLLUTION AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Pollution and environmental damage were the obvious consequences of the industrialised world and the consumerism that followed it. The rise of the machines required vast amounts of energy to fuel them, and fossil fuels like coal and petroleum were burned to energise the industry resulting in smog and air pollution.
IT LAID THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN WORLD
The foundations of what we may call the modern world and lifestyle undoubtedly lies in the Industrial Revolution. 250 years of industrialization has brought more comfort and convenience to our lives than perhaps the 12,000 that preceded it.
IT WAS DRIVEN ON INNOVATIONS AND INVENTIONS AND LED TO EXPLOITATION
The Industrial Revolution could not have happened without the innovations in the 18th and 19th century. In 1733, James Kay improved on the old handloom making his simple flying shuttle which doubled worker productivity.
IT SHIFTED POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE CAPITALISTS
Capitalism refers to an economic system based upon private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. With political control over the colonies and rise in technological innovations Capitalism was on a rise in Britain.