Industrial revolution
Sometime between 1700 and 1800 changes take place in Great Britain that later become termed ‘revolutionary’. The reasons why these changes occur in Britain remain in discussion today as does the importance of some of the major inventions of that time. However, without question the changes that occur become crucial factors in changing the standards of living for Britain, Europe and then later, the rest of the world.Exact dates as to the start of the Industrial Revolution differ, because historians have different views as to the significance of the changes that occur and if they are classed ‘revolutionary’ or not. What we do know, however, is that most of the changes occur sometime in the latter half of the Eighteenth Century. Britain at this time is a country that is free of war. It is a unified country, and because of it’s settled state it is prosperous and able to spend money on things that up until now had been considered luxurious. Keen inventors see consumer demand as an opportunity for them. They set out to try to find ways to make the manufacturing process a more efficient, streamline operation. Clothing manufacturing was the subject for most change. Up until now the system that had been in place for especially f
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Approximate Word count = 1766
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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