How Is The Industrial Revolution Relevant Today

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The Industrial Revolution was a period of time in the early eighteenth century in which manufactured goods improved from being handmade to factory made. This created a dramatic change in our environment and the way we live. Some people may think the Industrial Revolution wasn’t significant, but it was in fact one of the most significant developments in the history of the modern world. It has not only improved the world we live in today but has also revolutionized our society. It provided improvements in Industrial goods, advanced machines, job opportunities and an increase in population. This movement also caused quite a lot of pollution but the seriousness of this was ruled out by the improvements that were caused by the Industrial Revolution. In today’s modern society, everyone is surrounded by appliances, industrial goods and machines that did not exist one hundred years ago. These goods would not exist if it wasn’t for the Industrial Revolution and the way it helped modify and create new technology. The beginning of these innovations began with the creation of the first spinning machine and with the steam engine which had previously been invented, but was the first machine to be able …show more content…

Industrial pollution was one of them, however back when the Revolution started the numbers of factories were limited and were only open for a certain amount of hours; therefor the levels of pollution did not rise significantly. But as soon as factories became more beneficial to society the pollution became more noticeable and concerning due to the fact that more and more factories were developed. The air quality was poor and started to make people who were working and living around the areas where the factories were, quite sick. Although the Industrial Revolution has affected our world negatively in some ways, it has also in other ways helped our world to move forward and

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