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by PTurco - (2011-09-19)
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  (par. 1) The essence of the Industrial Revolution

Substitution of competition for the medieval regulation which had previously controlled production and distribution of wealth.

It led to the growth of two systems of thought:

1) Economic science                      2) Socialism

a) Malthus

b) Ricardo

c) Adam Smith

d) John Stuart Mill          

 • (par. 2-3) Facts of Industrial Revolution.

1) Decline of rural population

2) Growth of population

• (par. 4) Decrease in rural population.

causes:   

     1)  Enclosures

     2) End of common-fields coltivation

     3) Large farms

• (par. 5) Agricultural advance.

cause - more scientific approach:

e.g. 

 Breed of cattle

 Agricultural societies

 Rotation of crops

 

• (par. 6-7) Growth of industry.

causes;

1) mechanical inventions in textile industry

e.g. 

cotton mill

self-acting  mule

Croptom's mule

 spinning-jenny

 

most important:

steam engine

cotton mill's engine

 

2) mechanical revolution in iron industry

e.g. 

smelting by pit coal

application of stream engine

3) improved means of communication

e.g. 

Canal system

Road

railroad

results:   1)  scientific culture

     2) substitution of factory system for domestic system.

• (par. 8) Revolution in distribution of wealth:

 rise in rents caused by

1)Enclosures system

2)Farm's consolidation

3) high price of corn

 social changes in country life:

• (par. 9) Social changes in manufacturing world:

1) Change of politichal power

2) Change of classes

 

consequences:

 1) No contact between lord and slave

2)  Union -Trade fights

3)  class conflict.

• (par. 10) Misery of working people often caused by:

1) fluctation of prices

2) bread's price

3) labour's condition