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What were the advantages of industrialization?
Through industrialization, machines help people do their work more quickly. As productivity is optimized, more products are made, and therefore, the surplus results in cheaper prices. Some may argue that this advantage is the most significant one as it affects economic growth immensely.
What have we learned from the Industrial Revolution?
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.
What are problems of industrialization?
Industrialization is the transformation of a society from agrarian to a manufacturing or industrial economy. Industrialization contributes to negative externalities such as environmental pollution. Separation of capital and labor creates a disparity in incomes between laborers and those who control capital resources.
What effect did industrialization have on society?
Industrialization is the transformation of a society from an agrarian economy to an industrial one. Industrialization has enormously positive impacts on wages, productivity, wealth generation, social mobility and standard of living.
What factors contributed to Great Britain’s industrial success?
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.
Why is it important to learn about the industrial revolution?
Students should study the Industrial Revolution because it is one of the major reasons for why our world functions the way it does today. The enormous changes in industry had major ripple effects in the economy, society, geography, health and culture.