1. The Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain was an important catalyst for the Industrial Revolution that followed.
2. Along with new inventions, new ideas about society and government arose during this time, including socialism.
3. The Industrial Revolution brought Britain its first experience of class division. Factories split society into the working and middle classes.
Things that I found interesting...
1. At first, parents were very supportive of having their children working, because it kept the family together and brought the household more money. They didn't realize the dangers until some years later, when legislation was passed limiting children's hours and age limits.
2. The Romantic period in literature, art and music started at this time. Some people strongly disagreed with the Industrial Revolution, and produced works about nature and human emotion.
A question that I still have...
Why did it take so long for industrialization to spread to other European countries?
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