Industrial Revolution
Description
The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in human history, influencing almost every aspect of daily life. During the 18th and 19th centuries there were major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation and technology. There were also profound changes to the socioeconomic and cultural conditions of the times. Beginning in Great Britain, there was a transition from a manual labor-based economy towards machine-based manufacturing. This revolution then spread throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world.
Runtime
16 min
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
1998
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
Similar Films
Rockefeller, John. Famous People, Incredible Lives
Episode 1. Civil War Sabotage?
The Feud
History Shorts, Teddy Roosevelt Takes the Reigns After an Assassination
Middlemarch. Episode 3
The Progressive Era
The Eugenics Crusade
The Race Underground
The Line
Middlemarch. Episode 6
Oil Strike
Modern Marvels. Household Wonders
Buffalo Soldiers, Victoria and Manifest Destiny
War of the Copper Kings
Africa and Britain. Moral mission. [Episode 3]