The World, Explained · 45 sec
Industrial Revolution
A small piece of context that makes the wider world easier to read.
The useful idea
- Industry transforms
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most manufacturing occurred in China and India; after the Industrial Revolution, most manufacturing took place in North America and Western Europe.
- Steam and iron grow
Rapid adoption of mechanized textiles spinning occurred in Britain in the 1780s, and high rates of growth in steam power and iron production occurred after 1800.
- Factories expand
and rise of the mechanised factory system.
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Which idea belongs to the explanation of Industrial Revolution?
- Steam and iron grow
- Industry transforms — correct
- Factories expand
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most manufacturing occurred in China and India; after the Industrial Revolution, most manufacturing took place in North America and Western Europe.