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Industrial Revolution

Edited by Bird Concept last updated 14th Jul 2020

The Industrial Revolution was a set of economic and social changes that occurred in Europe and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, characterised by a transition from an "agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing" [1]. 

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