WORLD HISTORY

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which industry was first to be affected by the Industrial Revolution?
A
textiles
B
transportation
C
ship building
D
farming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain, and many of the technological and architectural innovations were of British origin.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the 1760s, largely with new developments in the textile industry.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British textile industry drove the Industrial Revolution, triggering advancements in technology, stimulating the coal and iron industries, boosting raw material imports, and improving transportation, which made Britain the global leader of industrialization, trade, and scientific innovation.

Detailed explanation-4: -The industrial revolution was one of the main factors in transforming the textile industry. It created new machines, which allowed for many more things to be done in a shorter time with fewer workers, so cloth production increased rapidly.

Detailed explanation-5: -What Industries Were Affected by the Industrial Revolution? The impact of changing the way items were manufactured had a wide reach that affected many industries in the Industrial Revolution, such as textile manufacturing, mining, glass making, and agriculture which had all undergone changes.

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