WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Before the Industrial Revolution, where were most goods made?
A
Markets
B
Homes
C
Factories
D
Cities
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Before the Industrial Revolution, most goods were produced in small workshops or at home. Mass production in factories made it possible to manufacture goods more cheaply and quickly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Before the Industrial Revolution, people did things by hand. The Industrial Revolution enabled people to use machines instead. As a result, people went from living in the countryside and working on farms to living in cities and working in factories.

Detailed explanation-3: -Though a few innovations were developed as early as the 1700s, the Industrial Revolution began in earnest by the 1830s and 1840s in Britain, and soon spread to the rest of the world, including the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.

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