INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
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Workers became more secure in their jobs and less dependent on employers.
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The number of farmers increased as the demand for wool in the textile industry rose.
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Democratic principles were weakened as the power of the working class increased.
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The structure of society changed to include a growing middle class.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -More efficient, mechanized production meant Britain’s new textile factories could meet the growing demand for cloth both at home and abroad, where the British Empire’s many overseas colonies provided a captive market for its goods.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution created a new middle class along with the working class. Those in the middle class owned and operated the new factories, mines, and railroads, among other industries. Their lifestyle was much more comfortable than that of the industrial working class.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the Industrial Revolution, Britain started producing machine-made goods and textiles that were much cheaper than the Indian goods. They were also often better in quality. Indian handicrafts slowly died because they could not compete against the cheaper products from Britain that were flooding the Indian markets.