World History - Industrial Revolution for UPSC 2020

Updated on 10 September 2022

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Updated on 10 September 2022

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As per the expert analysis World history holds a very good position in UPSC 2020 Examination, so in this article we are going to discuss the topic Industrial Revolution which comes under World history,

The industrial revolution began in England and soon spread to Continental Europe and North America. It began in the period between 1750 to 1860. Textile Industry was the first major industry to experience the industrial revolution.

However, it was the Agricultural Revolution in England that paved the way for the Industrial Revolution.

THE PRE-INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION SOCIETY

Before the Industrial Revolution began most people lived and worked in farms, nobles had full control of the land. Agricultural methods remained unchanged for a long time. Communication between towns and cities was slow and very rare. People rarely traveled. Mining land or working out of homes were the ways to earn some income. There were a short life expectancy and a high infant mortality rate during that time. The system whereby had some advantages like the workers could work according to their own hours, women could do their domestic duties and children too could work with their parents.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN ENGLAND

The revolution happened in England because:

SPREAD OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

IMPACT OF INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

It changed England drastically in its character and its culture

The Economic Effects

The Social Effects

The Political Effects

Some major impacts include:

IMPACT ON THE WORLD

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