The Industrial Revolution,sometimes divided into the First Industrial Revolution and Second Industrial Revolution,was a period of global transition of the human economy towards more widespread,efficient and stable manufacturing processes that succeeded the Agricultural Revolution. Beginning in Great Britain,the Industrial Revolution spread to continental Europe and the United States,from around 1760 to about 1820–1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines;new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes;the increasing use of water power and steam power;the development of machine tools;and the rise of the mechanised factory system. Output greatly increased,and the result was an unprecedented rise in population and the rate of population growth. The textile industry was the first to use modern production methods,and textiles became the dominant industry in terms of employment,value of output,and capital invested.
Industrialisation (UK) or industrialization (US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society. This involves an extensive reorganisation of an economy for the purpose of manufacturing. Industrialisation is associated with increase of polluting industries heavily dependent on fossil fuels. With the increasing focus on sustainable development and green industrial policy practices,industrialisation increasingly includes technological leapfrogging,with direct investment in more advanced,cleaner technologies.
Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving pitting a bull against dogs with the aim of attacking and subduing the bull by biting and holding onto its nose or neck,which often resulted in the death of the bull.
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This article delineates the history of industrialisation.
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