La Rivoluzione Industriale (XVIII-XIX secolo), Appunti di Inglese

Scarica La Rivoluzione Industriale (XVIII-XIX secolo) e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! The Industrial revolution (18-19th century) The economic developments of the 1800s saw the developments of agrarian and handicraft economies in Europe and America transform into industrial urbanized. The industrial revolution was underpinned by the agricultural revolution from the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century. The huge increase in food output supported the expansion and sustained a large population and boosted trade. The increased use of machines over human or animal power in farming also meant that less farm workers were needed and they could leave the land to industrial towns. The revolution was clear in the new industrial towns with smoking factories dominating the skyline. The cities were horrible to live in overcrowded and dirty with dangerous conditions in the factories and strict rules and punishments. The industrial revolution saw the mechanization in factories of the textile industry. Industrial labor opportunities drew people to the cities from the countryside to such an extent that's in 1750 only 15% of the population of Britain lived in towns by 1850 over 50% of the entire population of Great Britain lived in either town or a city. Great Britain was the birthplace of the industrial revolution and was the only mature industrial economy for a long time.