HIST 102H Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: High Seas Fleet, Barbed Wire, Putting-Out System
Document Summary
The industrial revolution (britain"s rise as the world"s first superpower, 1750-1850) An industrial revolution created new economies, new cities, new social relations; major social changes. From agriculture and craft to large- scale manufacturing (cottage industry) New forms of energy led to unprecedented economic growth altered the balance of humanity. Mechanization gains and productivity shifted the basis of the economy. The intensification of human labor new social classes and snooze social tensions. Industry from industriousness to an economic system partial causes economic expansion expanding networks of trade and finance new markets for goods and sources for raw materials population growth. Regional variations unforeseen consequence: change and future warfare without industry, think of the two world wars without tanks, airplanes, Barbed wire, heavy artillery, armored high seas fleet. Britain s head start improvements in agriculture and medical care led to population growth in britain in the 18th century. Led to larger markets and a larger labor force.
