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 SCHEMATIZED SUMMARY OF PAGES 182,183,184,185
The Agrarian Revolution,the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution brought to lots of changes in all over Europe both to the cultural and literary aspect.
INCREASE IN POPULATION -> MORE PRODUCTION -> INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION -> BRITAIN BECAME                                                                                                                                                          AN INDUSTRIAL COUNTRY
During the Industrial revolution there were lots of invenctions:                                                                                                               

-SPINNING JENNY                                                                                                                                                                                                     

-WATER FRAME                                                                                                                                                                                                         

-WATT'S INVENCTION -> STEAM ENGINE -> NEW FACTORIES AND IRON FIELDS -> BRITAIN BECAME                                                                                                                                                                          CHEAPSKATE
-WATERWAYS -< ECONOMICAL SUCCESS IN TRASPORTS

The effects of industrialisation in the life of urban people were:                                                                                           

-Worsening in the standard of living                                                                                                                                                       

-Phenomenon of urbanization                                                                                                                                                                        

-Long working hours                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

-No elementary public servicies                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

-Pollution                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

-Worker's Alienation: workers were less important than production                                                                                              

-Exploitation of working class children : they were not paid, they were chosen as a work force because they were malleables and fast learning and cheaps.

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POSITIVE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALISATION:   

-Increment of life expectancy                                                                                                                                                                              

-Improvements in the standard of living                                                                                                                                                       

-Comfort and public/healt servicies                                                                                                                                                                       

-Car                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

-Social welfare benefits                                                                                                                                                                                       

-Electricity                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

-European importation: improvement in traffic

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALISATION:
It became a global phenomena -> SPREAD OF CONSUMPTION AND POLLUTION