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• (par. 1) The Industrial Revolution, which essence is the substitution of the mediaeval regulations with the competition which brought a new distribution of wealth and a new style of production,
led to growth of two systems of thought:
1) Economic science 2)....Socialism...................................................................................
| a) Adam Smith |
| b) Malthus |
| c) Ricardo |
| d) John Stuart Mill |
• (par. 2-3) Facts of Industrial Revolution.
| 1) The rapidity of the growth of population |
| 2) The decline in the agricultural population |
• (par. 4) Decrease in rural population.
causes:
1) ........The destruction of the common-field system of cultivation............................
2) ........The enclosure..........................................................................
3) ........The substitution of large for small farms................................
• (par. 5) Agricultural advance.
cause — more scientific approach:
e.g.
| The breed of cattle |
| Rotation of crops |
| The steam-plough |
| agricultural societies |
• (par. 6-7) Growth of industry.
Causes;
1) mechanical inventions in textile industry
e.g.
| The spinning-jenny |
| The water-frame |
| Crompton's mule |
| Self-acting mule |
most important:
| steam-engine |
| power-loom |
2) mechanical revolution in iron industry
e.g.
| Invention of smelting by pit-coal |
| Application of the steam-engine to blast furnaces |
3) improved means of communication
e.g.
| Development of the canal system |
| Additional miles of turnpike road |
| Rail-road |
results:
1) .....An increase in commerce.............................................................................
2) substitution of factory system for domestic system.
• (par. 8) Revolution in distribution of wealth:
rise in rents caused by
| 1) money invested in improvements |
| 2) the enclosure system |
| 3) the consolidation of farms |
| 4) high price of corn |
social changes in country life:
• (par. 9) Social changes in manufacturing world:………………………………………………………………………………
………………The new class of great capitalist beccame richer and richer, and richness drove them to luxury as done with farmers…………………………………………………………..
consequences:
1) ……The relations between masters and men disappeared………………………………
2) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
3) class conflict.
• (par. 10) Misery of working people often caused by:
| 1) conditions of labour under the factory system |
| 2) the rise of prices (especially bread) |
| 3) fluctuations of trade |
Conclusion: Revolution's main effect was the aware of men that free competition can produce wealth without producing well-being.