INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

INTRODUCTION
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes.This change included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power and the development of machine tools. It began in Great Britain and within a few decades had spread to Western Europe and the United States.

Meaning of Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution, is the process of change from an agrarian, handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. This process began in England in the 18th century and from there spread to other parts ofthe world.

Features of Industrial Revolution Technological changes

Socioeconomic Cultural
Less scale production to large scale production

Technological changes
The invention of new machines,such as the spinning jenny and the power loom, permitted increased production with less use of human energy. Important developments in transportation and communication, including automobile, airplane and radio. The increasing application of science to industry. These technological changes made possible the use of natural resources and mass production of manufactured goods.

Socioeconomic
Economic changes that resulted in a wider distribution of wealth, the decline of land as a source of wealth in the face of rising industrial production, and increased international trade.

Cultural
Cultural transformations of A broad order. The worker acquired new and distinctive skills, and his relation to his task shifted; instead of being A craftsman working with hand tools, he became A machine operator, subject to factory discipline

Less scale production to large scale production