Industrial Revolution (1 янв 1760 г. – 1 янв 1851 г.)

Описание:

1790: Cotton gin invented.
1810: Steam engine invented.
1851: Great Exhibition Fair.

Context giving rise to Revolution:
Decline of feudalism.
Rise of nation-state.
Rise of science and technology.
Power machinery.
Railroad.
Expansion of banking.

Benefits:
Trade stimulated.
Steam engine and telephone "decreased" distance between people.
Improved levels of living.

Consequences:
Minorities marginalized.
Horrible working conditions.
Revivalists neglected physical needs.
Socialism and Social Gospel rise out of this context.

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