UNIT 4.

Apuntes

UNIT 4. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INTRODUCTION In this unit we are going to study the revolutionary changes that took place between 1770 and 1870, from an economic point of view, and their consequences. 1. It begins with the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, its bases were: the organization of industrial work technical transformations embodied (syn. incorporated) in the two most representative sectors Textile sector Iron and steel sector 2. The spread of industrialization through Europe and also America. 3. The consequences of the Industrial Revolution: The revolution of transports : railway, steam ship. Promotion of trade Development of capitalism The rise of the bourgeoisie and the appearance of the proletariat 4. Cultural and artistic manifestations: Romanticism and Realism. CHAPTER 1. THE ROOTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (I) YOU MAY ASK, WHY IN GREAT BRITAIN? THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF FACTORS An entrepreneurial bourgeoisie An Agricultural Revolution Technical innovations Improvement of transports A vast colonial empire 1.1 THE CONCEPT OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Strictly speaking, the Industrial Revolution may be understood as all the changes to good production and...