Industrial Revolution: The Industrialization Of Great Britain

The Industrial Revolution was a period at which Great Britain began expanding in new ways people never seen or heard of before. It sparked a switch from human powers to machine powers. People were no longer working at home but inside factories. Through the Industrial Revolution, capitalism and factories were emphasized more than ever. Industrialization shaped world history by creating new innovations that led to modernization of the world but also problems as well between the 18th and 20th centuries. The Cottage Industry was a major production during the Industrial Revolution. It consisted of the Cotton Gin and the Spinning Jenny. The Cotton Gin increased cotton production and rate and the Spinning Jenny helped spin thread and yarn at a rapid pace. With those two inventions, Great Britain was able to make and sell clothes. This led to the first time people were able to buy clothes because they were cheap. Furthermore, people were also able to buy other things that they never had before. People continued to buy these products which led Great Britain to expand (Ross).
In addition, the Steam Engine and railroads were two other examples of inventions that helped the world modernize. The Steam Engine helped with railways and powered machines while railroads …show more content…
The working class was living in the slums of London. The slums contained terrible, small, and crowded houses; poverty stricken people, and streets covered with debris, not paved and packed with holes. It was very loud because of all the crowded people and difficult for the working class to live in. There were also no forms of pipes and sewers which caused waste matter to be found throughout the streets of London. In addition, the health of the working class was at risk because of the outbreak of the disease cholera (Engels, 585-87). Industrialization brought the working class jobs, but it also created a miserable environment and life for them as