Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution REVIEWED BY  JAMES CHEN  Updated Feb 8, 2019 What was the Industrial Revolution? The Industrial Revolution was a period of major  industrialization  that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and quickly spread throughout the world; the American Industrial Revolution, commonly referred to as the second Industrial Revolution, started sometime between 1820 and 1870. This time period saw the mechanization of agriculture and textile manufacturing and a revolution in power, including steam ships and railroads, that effected social, cultural and  economic conditions . BREAKING DOWN Industrial Revolution Although the Industrial Revolution occurred approximately 200 years ago, it is a period in time that left a profound impact on how people lived and the way businesses operated. Arguably, factory systems developed during the Industrial Revolution are responsible for the creation of  ca

Industrial Revolution A summary of the Industrial Revolution Shortly before his death in 1883, the historian  Arnold Toynbee suggested that in the years after 1750 there was both an agricultural and an industrial 'revolution'. Many historians now challenge this idea. They put the turning point much earlier and suggest that change was much more gradual than Toynbee said. Nevertheless, it is impossible to deny that the years after 1750 were a time of great achievement: ·          Agriculture  - Charles ‘Turnip’ Townshend introduced the Norfolk four-course rotation of wheat ‒ turnips ‒ barley ‒ clover to his farm and  Robert Bakewell  used selective breeding to develop the New Leicester sheep. Arthur Young promoted new methods to a wider audience. ·          Industry  -  Richard Arkwright's  Mill at Cromford heralded 'the Factory Age' of the textile industry, production of iron increased 30-fold and production of coal increased 20-fold. Newcomen an