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Industrial Revolution

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transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the 18th-19th centuries

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The Industrial Revolution was a major shift in how goods were manufactured, moving from traditional craftsmanship to new factory-based processes across Europe and the United States during the 1700s and 1800s. This transformation matters because it fundamentally changed how people worked, lived, and organized society, laying the foundation for the modern industrial world we live in today.

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Location Great Britain

Western Europe

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Industrial Revolution” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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