The Industrial Revolution

In Europe, during the 1800's, a revolution in the way goods were produced occurred. No longer did the craftsman make things with his own two hands, but machines that could produce things astronomically faster, cheaper, and more efficient took their place. With this revolution many good things as well as many bad things resulted. The first product to be completely industrialized in Great Britain was textiles. When machines and factories were introduced, weavers who had …showed first 75 words of 911 total…

…showed last 75 words of 911 total…industrialized world, but it was a small price to pay for how far we have come. Still today countries continue to industrialize further. Someday, who knows, maybe we will have our own industrial revolution. Works Cited: Pat Hudson. The Industrial Revolution. 1992. Oxford University Press. New York "The Luddites". http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRluddites.htm Wikipedia. "Industrial Revolution". <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_revolution#Causes_for_occurrence_in_Europe>