The European scene at the beginning of the eighteenth century is much different than it is today. Densely populated cities in countries such as England and France were merely farm towns two hundred years ago. What caused what used to be cultivated open fields to turn into populous towns? These question can all be answered and explained by the Industrial Revolution. The word ‘revolution’ implies a suddenness of change that is not, in fact, characteristic …showed first 75 words of 1659 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1659 total…Revolution could not have taken place. Building on technical breakthroughs, power-driven equipment, and large-scale enterprise, the Industrial Revolution in England greatly increased output in certain radically altered industries, stimulated the large handicraft and commercial sectors, and speeded up overall economic growth (McKay 749). Bibliography Ashton, T.S. The Industrial Revolution. London: Oxford University Press, 1948. Deane, Phyllis. The First Industrial Revolution. London: Cambridge University Press, 1965. Dietz, Frederick Charles. The Industrial Revolution. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1927.