Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period from the late 18th to 19th centuries marked by the shift from agrarian, handcraft economies to industrial, machine-based manufacturing and rapid technological, social, and economic change.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic transformation
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historical period ⓘ technological revolution ⓘ |
| field |
economic history
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social history ⓘ technological history ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Age of Imperialism
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Second Industrial Revolution ⓘ modern industrial society ⓘ |
| hasCause |
advances in technology
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agricultural revolution ⓘ availability of coal and iron ⓘ development of financial institutions ⓘ growth of trade ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
changes in family structure
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changes in working conditions ⓘ child labor in factories ⓘ decline of cottage industry ⓘ environmental pollution ⓘ expansion of colonialism ⓘ global economic integration ⓘ growth of consumer culture ⓘ growth of the middle class ⓘ improvements in transportation ⓘ increase in productivity ⓘ labor movements ⓘ mass production ⓘ new social reform movements ⓘ population growth ⓘ proletarianization of labor ⓘ rise of capitalism ⓘ rise of factory system ⓘ standardization of goods ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Eli Whitney
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George Stephenson ⓘ James Watt ⓘ Richard Arkwright ⓘ Samuel Crompton ⓘ |
| hasKeyInvention |
cotton gin
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machine tools ⓘ power loom ⓘ railway locomotive ⓘ spinning jenny ⓘ steam engine ⓘ steamship ⓘ water frame ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Western Europe ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation | Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
canal building
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chemical industry beginnings ⓘ development of machine tools ⓘ factory system ⓘ improvements in agriculture ⓘ iron and steel production advances ⓘ mechanization of textile production ⓘ railway expansion ⓘ steam power revolution ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-industrial society ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of modern capitalism
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foundation of modern global economy ⓘ origin of modern industrial cities ⓘ rise of wage labor ⓘ shift from handcraft to machine production ⓘ transition from agrarian to industrial economy ⓘ |
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