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If you're behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains *.kastatic.org and *.kasandbox.org are unblocked. The Industrial Revolution was a period between the late 18th Century and early 20th Century, which saw rapid growth in mechanisation, industrial production and change in society.
Birmingham New Street station
Important discoveries/inventions in the Industrial RevolutionPower loom weaving
Problems of the Industrial Revolution
Burnley – shows the extent of pollution around 1900.
Benefits of the Industrial Revolution
Political movements of the Industrial RevolutionMarxism. At the height of the industrial revolution, Karl Marx wrote Das Capital and The Communist Manifesto. Marx argued capitalism was inherently unfair and he expected the workers (the Proletariat) to overthrow Capitalism.
Chartist meeting 1848, in London. The height of the Chartist campaign Chartism. A working-class movement aimed at gaining political and voting rights for working-class men Trade unions. The large workforces and unequal incomes helped create the trade union movement in all industrial countries. Trade unions campaigned for higher wages and better working conditions. Suffragette movement. Not directly related to the industrial revolution, but the late Nineteenth Century saw the emergence of women’s groups seeking to gain political rights for women.
Power loom weaving often seen as a threat by “Luddites” Luddite Movement. Not a political movement, but more a direct action movement (primarily 1811-1819). This involved self-employed craft workers smashing machines, such as weaving looms and spinning frames, which they felt threatened their own job. Nationalist movements. The industrial revolution helped create stronger national movements. For example, the industrial revolution was a factor in changing Italian society and encouraging the growth of a united Italy, e.g. G.Mazzini) Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. “Facts about the Industrial Revolution” Oxford, www.biographyonline.net, 15th Feb. 2016. Last updated 10 Feb 2018. Industrial Revolutionaries: The Making of the Modern World 1776-1914
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