Why Britain first?
Geographic and resource advantages
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Economic and financial advantages
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Political and social advantages
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The role of the Atlantic slave trade
Key inventions and innovations
The textile industry
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The steam engine
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Iron and steel
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Transportation revolution
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The factory system
Primary sources
Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (1776)
Andrew Ure, The Philosophy of Manufactures (1835)
Friedrich Engels, The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845)
Key figures
Key events summary
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Vocabulary
Unit 5 topics
Unit 5 overview5.10Comparison in the Age of Revolutions5.1The Enlightenment5.2Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 19005.3Industrial Revolution Begins5.4Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 19005.5Technology of the Industrial Age5.6Industrialization: Government's Role from 1750 to 19005.7Economic Developments and Their Social Impact in the Period from 1750 to 19005.8Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 19005.9Society and the Industrial Age