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#150: The Industrial Revolution
Category: Education
Duration: 00:25:51
Publish Date: 2021-04-15 22:00:00
Description:

It was the period in the mid-18th century where Britain experienced a radical transformation.

The Industrial Revolution saw huge improvements in manufacturing, millions of people move to the cities and the fabric of British society change forever.

  • Evolution or Revolution?
  • Pre-industrial life in Britain
  • The inventions in The Industrial Revolution
  • James Watt's Steam Engine
  • The textile industry
  • The canal system
  • The productivity increases: 500 times better
  • Changes in British family life
  • Urbanisation in Britain
  • Population increases & The Malthusian Catastrophe
  • Infant mortality improvements
  • Child labour
  • Status of women
  • Why did it happen in Britain?
  • Impact on our modern world

Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/industrial-revolution
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