HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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development of government-funded housing and medical care programs
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movement of people from the countryside to the cities
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elimination of the class system
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acceptance of dissenting religious groups
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Detailed explanation-1: -29.390) The most important of the changes that brought about the Industrial Revolution were (1) the invention of machines to do the work of hand tools, (2) the use of steam and later of other kinds of power, and (3) the adoption of the factory system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The famous inventions of the Industrial Revolution were responses to the high wages and cheap energy of the British economy. These inventions also substituted capital and energy for labour. The steam engine increased the use of capital and coal to raise output per worker.
Detailed explanation-3: -Two illustrations of 18th century textile production A surplus of cheap agricultural labour led to severe unemployment and rising poverty in many rural areas. As a result, many people left the countryside to find work in towns and cities.
Detailed explanation-4: -Population growth The population of Britain grew rapidly during this period, from around five million people in 1700 to nearly nine million by 1801. Many people left the countryside in order to seek out new job opportunities in nearby towns and cities.