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The Industrial Revolution - Coggle Diagram
The Industrial Revolution
Causes
Source
Capitalism
European imperialism
Efforts to mine coal
Agricultural revolution
Effects
Countries economies were transformed
They changed from agricultural and handicraft to large manufacturing. Mechanisation was introduced and factories began to appear.
Source
New machines, power sources, and methods of organising made existing industries more efficient and therefore more productive.
New industries such as the automobile industry started at this time.
More wealth generated and it became more widely distributed.
Many low paid workers, in poor conditions forced to work in factories now.
Gave rise to Trade Unions.
Evolution
Source
There have been four industrial revolutions
1784: mechanisation, steam power, the weaving loom
1870: mass production, assembly lines, electrical power
1969: automation, computers
Today: cyber-physical systems, networks
