The

Industrial
Revolution
By Elías Serrano Bodoque
What is the Industrial
Revolution?

We could define it as the process of technological,

ecological and social transformation, or the process of
passing from an agrarian economy to the factory
economy.
It happenned between 1760 and 1840, in England.

In this process, the industry appeared, so both

agricultural and industry production multiplied while
production time decreased.
Who started this
process?
This process started thanks to James
Watt, a scottish chemist, inventor and
mechanical engineer, because he
improved the water steam machine,
and this was essential in the Industrial
Revolution.
 There are 3 principal reasons:

- Population growth (the birth rate

increased)

- Greater production of farming

- The political situation of England

(because they had a government that
favored the industrial revolution to occur
there, also they were the principal

Why the Industrial maritimal power)

Revolution started?
What changes did the
Industrial Revolution?

Some changes are:

- Use of new materials like iron or steel

- Besides coal, new energy sources (steam,
electricity, petrol)
- Industry appeared
- Appeared/improved new invents like the
locomotive, the car, the plane, the telegraph or the
radio
- Artisans decrease and machine operators born
 Questions
1. Between what years does it happen the Industrial Revolution?

2. What man started the Industrial Revolution?

3. Was England the principal land power?