The Significant Affects Of The Industrial Revolution

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Aye Thazin Naing (Annie)
Nick Sturmey
World Studies 10-2
August 25th, 2015

The Significant Affect of the Industrial Revolution

Starting from the Big Bang, to the evolution of apes, to the discovery of gunpowder and to the invention of modern technology, numerous events have occurred into an extensive chain, which shaped our earth to what it is today. The Industrial Revolution, however, had a very significant affect on the history of the world and improved the aspect of our lifestyles. It all began around the mid-1700s in Great Britain when manual labor was replaced by machinery. Advancements in machinery and new methods of producing goods opened up a completely new world. As the Industrial Revolution soon spread through Europe and North America,