The term "industrial revolution" involves a sudden and universal change, but it has not even one, but rather a series of technological innovations; social developments and outbreaks of economic growth that fed the other. In the late 18th century, Western Europe began to industrialize rapidly. Coal was used to power steam engines which drained mines and eventually drove the machines.
Working conditions were extremely poor during the industrial revolution. Because the plants were built, companies need workers. With a long line of people willing to work, employers may also set the low wages they wanted because people were willing to work as long as they have paid. People working fourteen to sixteen hours a day for six days a week. However, most