NOTES:
Industrial Revolution Notes
World Civilizations
ELABORATION: Write down important details from Ms. Jaggers’ lecture (facts, explanations
of why, etc.)
Origins of Industrial Revolution:
 Great Britain
 Mid-1700’s
 Spreads to other areas of
world
Increased Agricultural
Productivity:
 Changes in farming
techniques
 Higher yield foods
 Increased Population
 Enclosure Movement
 Urbanization
First Major Industry:
 Textiles
 Increased demand for
cotton
 Factory system
 Mechanization (use of
machines)
 Important Inventions
Powering the Industrial
Revolution:
 Early factories near
waterways
 Steam engine
 Coal and other fossil
fuels
 Electricity in 1800’s
Iron, Steel, and Railroads
 New processes for
producing iron
 Henry Bessemer and
Bessemer Process
 Metal used to make
machines, high-rise
buildings, ships,
Railroads, etc.
 Railroads assist with
trade and transportation
Industrial Revolution Notes
World Civilizations
A Second Wave of
Industrialization:
 1800’s
 Electricity
 Automobiles
 Chemicals
 Improvements in
Communication
Working Conditions during the
Industrial Revolution
 Poor Conditions
 Poor Pay
 Child Labor
 Women in the Work
Place
 No safety regulations
Impact on Europe
 Europe emerges as
world power
 Spurs a new wave of
Colonialism
 Europe begins to
dominate other areas of
the world
Impact on Society
 New Social classes
Emerge
 Urban/Industrial
Working Class
 Middle-Class
(Bourgeoisie)
 Capitalism
 Criticism of factory
system and capitalism
 Socialism emerges
Impact on Environment
 Depletion of resources
 Deforestation
 Pollution
 Exploitation of colonies
for resources
Industrial Revolution Notes
World Civilizations