World of Industries

SPREAD OF INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The industrial revolution brought a change in the countries of Western Europe and America. Things came to be produced in factories instead of houses. The heavy industries were shifted to factories.


There was a change in social life. Some of the framers-communities were transformed to indusrtrial communities. Machines played an important role in economic life. There was a revolutionary growth in the production of goods which were cheaply available in larger quantity. England exported cotton, cloth and machines, which they imported sugar, tea and food stuffs.

In agriculture, iron plough and machines for sowing and harvesting came to be used. The system of rotation of cropd brought good yeild. Large farm houses were established yeilding rich crops. Small framers and agricultural labourers who could not use machines, migrated to towns and cities. There they were absorbed as factory workers nd labourers.

The production in England grew enormously. The import of textiles goods to India increased from 50 thousand kgs to 2.5 million kgs. This development took place between 1873 and 1815.

The production of Coal was increased from 15 million tones to 54 million tones. The huge quantity of Iron ore helped for making heavy machines. These machines goods were also exported to other countries.

The Industrial Revolution spread to other countries also. After the fall of Nepolean and the end of his 23 years wars, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany began to use machines in their industries.

By 1850 France established qualitatively, Iron production industries. It acquired special skills in the productuion of Silks and Perfumes.

Germany started steel production in 1865, which was slow upto 1870 AD. After the unification of Germany in 1870, the progress made was tremendous. Even it could challenge England in this field.

In Rusia Industrial Revolution began late. It is only after Russian revolution in 1917, the industrial development in Russia took rapid pace and made it to occupy and important place in the industrial growth.

By 1800 AD industries started in USA. But after American emancipation from the British rule in 1870, the USA became a highly industrially developed country. In the 19th century Asiatic country Japan had become a developed country and could produce, Iron, Steel and Other machines and exported to other countries.