Industrialization
Definition
The transformation of an economy from one based on agriculture and handcraft to one dominated by machine manufacturing and factory production. Beginning in Britain in the late 1700s, industrialization brought massive changes to labor, urbanization, transportation, and living standards.
Examples
- The textile industry shifting from hand looms to power looms in English factories
- The construction of railroads connecting raw materials to factories and markets
- Steel production booming in Pittsburgh during the late 1800s Gilded Age
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