Effects of the Industrial Revolution

It has been thought by many historians throughout history that the Industrial Revolution has influenced what is known as the most productive revolution ever to occur in European history. Along with great events such as the French Revolution, The Scientific Revolution and the Agricultural Revolution, this progressive event has been known to have the most drastic, positive effects of any. Despite historian's efforts to make such general and overwhelming conclusions about such events, the ability to define what factors were most greatly affected during this time was another subject that needed to be defined. Along with the mass amounts of technological and industrial advancements that developed during this revolution, there were some changes that seemed more crucial and necessary to what was becoming a seriously lacking European economy and market.   With advances like the railroad, farming equipment and the textile industry, the human effort to maintain steady outcome for struggling industries became easier as the years went on. Each industry had their own independent success, with technology and inventions that made production increase and at better qualities. During the time of the Industrial Revolution, trade between European nations increased dramatically. With the assistance of the railroad, and with more fuel to power ships to farther countries, materials and products could be shipped to farther distances and for higher prices. The European economy was thriving – more and more products were becoming necessary in foreign countries that weren't yet fully developed, and the more a country made of a certain product, the more money it could earn to support that industry. During these times of productivity and thriving economies, drastic changes were also being made. With introductions to more reliable resources and less on human labour, many people lost their jobs to machines and factories that could produce twice the amount of material in half the time. So along... [continues]

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