Industrial Revolution

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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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Instance of: historical period
Subclass of: economic development
Has part: industrialization in Germany
Country of origin: Kingdom of Great Britain
Followed by: Second Industrial Revolution
Follows: Industrious Revolution
Image: Mémoires de la Société géologique de France (IA meymoiresdelaso00socig).pdf

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topic's main category: Category:Industrial Revolution
end time: 1820-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Commons gallery: Industrial revolution
Commons category: Industrial revolution
has effect: Luddite movement
has characteristic: mechanization
start time: 1760-00-00
facet of: international trade

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