NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - Class Conflict, Michael Faraday, Meat Packing Industry
29 Mar 2013
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Was the industrial age as revolutionary as many older historians have proposed at one period of. Jan 10, 2012 time: characteristics of the first industrial revolution. Many historians point to england as being the country that led the beginning this process of industrialization (began in late 1700s, 18th century) Industrialization has been characterized by incorporating a number of new features in society. From the 1600s-1700s, england underwent a significant population shift (5. 5 m-6m). With this population growth, comes certain limitations that a country like england had (i. e. , space). Therefore, more congested areas, and use of urban areas. Additionally, a high population growth also means that individuals will require certain things like food, water and shelter, which led to an increasing scarcity of resources like land during this time. An increase in mechanized production use of machines in terms of producing goods.
