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==Industrialization and cultural changes== |
==Industrialization and cultural changes== |
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[[File:FrameBreaking-1812.jpg|thumb|200px|Luddites (or Frame-breakers) smashing a loom (1812)]] |
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The ''First Industrial Revolution'' of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in Europe and the USA. Around 1750, developments included the mechanisation of the textiles, developments of iron-making, the introduction of canals, the development of steam power and railways, and the development of all metal machine tools. Luddites protested against the use of machinery, and committed acts of sabotage. |
The ''First Industrial Revolution'' of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in Europe and the USA. Around 1750, developments included the mechanisation of the textiles, developments of iron-making, the introduction of canals, the development of steam power and railways, and the development of all metal machine tools. Luddites protested against the use of machinery, and committed acts of sabotage. |