INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
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labor shortages resulting from a decreasing population.
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a decreasing need for international trade agreements.
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a shift from free market systems to command economies
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an increasing portion of the workforce engaged in manufacturing.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Many different factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. The new inventions, access to raw materials, trade routes and partners, social changes, and a stable government all paved the way for Britain to become an industry-driven country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Output greatly increased, and a result was an unprecedented rise in population and in the rate of population growth. The textile industry was the first to use modern production methods, and textiles became the dominant industry in terms of employment, value of output, and capital invested.
Detailed explanation-3: -The coal-fired steam engine was in many respects the decisive technology of the Industrial Revolution. Steam power was first applied to pump water out of coal mines.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.