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1、Comment on the positive and negative effects of the British Industrial Revolution谈论英国工业革命的积极和消极影响谈论英国工业革命的积极和消极影响Abstract：The positive and negative effects the British Industrial Revolution,including industry、environment、employment(women and children workers) and the effects which are related to oth
2、er countries in the world,especially China.摘要：摘要：英国工业革命的积极影响和消极影响，包括工业方面、环境方面、就业（女工和童工）以及它对世界其他各国尤其是中国的影响关键词：关键词：积极、消极、影响、工业、环境、就业、其他国家、中国Key Words:Positive、 negative、 effects、 industry、 environment、 employment 、other countries 、ChinaWhat is known to us all is that the British Industrial Revolution
3、makes a big difference all over the world,especially in British and European and American continent.Just like everything has two sides,it brings us about so many advantages and some ill effects.The British Industrial Revolution took place in the middle of England in 1700s.It has a big effect on all
4、the European continent.And it gradually sets in motion in other parts of the world.The British Industrial Revolution is also named the British Property Revolution.It is a great revolution which brings about a new tims in modern history of the world of produce and technology. The British Industrial R
5、evolution is a long term which indicates the invention and appliance of various complicated machines rather than tools in production and variation from a ruralagricultural and commercial society to a progressive ruralindustrial society. Old ideas were modified, not swept away, and new ideas graduall
6、y took place. The changes forever change city life, social class structure, the power of the British nation amongst others of the world, the production of machinery, and the strength of the economy of Britain. This revolution is the work of birth, and also rebirth the Great Britain.From the 18th to
7、well into the 19th century,the famous Industrial Revolution from where the greatest changes in several parts made a profound effect on the whole society in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the whole world.It goes without saying that the
8、 agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technologyhave already undergone massive changes in the blink of an eye. The Industrial Revolution is considered amajor turning point in human historyalmost every aspect of daily life was eventually influenced to some degree. Most notably, the popu
9、lation began to display unprecedented sustained growth and thequality of peoples lives improved dramatically. As the words said by Nobel Prize winning Robert E. Lucas, Jr.,“For the first time in history, the living standards of the masses of ordinary people have begun to undergo sustained growth.Not
10、hing remotely like this economic behavior has happened before.“There is no doubt that the industrial revolution which originated in British would surely have the most effects on large sections of its society through new inventions, new legislation, and spawned a new economy.Work became more discipli
11、ned and mechanized, and began to take place outside the home. Women and children can take the place of some skilled tradesmen with the help of inventions. The movement of the exploding population to the cities from the countryside produced dramatic changes in lifestyle. At that time, resistance to t
12、he changes in the form of machine-breaking riots also appeared, but ultimately failed.At the beginning of the 18th century, the life could be characterized as very slow and backward. During this time, changes in technologies and commerce sectors were very imperceptible. And the population increase d
13、epended on the productivity, while the living standards maintained the same. At first, England was mainly an agricultural country; more than three-fourths of the population lived in rural districts. The cities except London were very small, even the second largest city Bristol could only boast a pop
14、ulation of 30,000. Existing industry was mostly domestic, which means that the industry took place in the homesor cottages of the workers, so it also called “cottage industry”. Farming was the predominant occupation.Cloth manufacture was often a cooperative activity shared by all members of the fami
15、ly. Most products were made by hand, and the tools were old-fashioned, for instance, people just used spinning wheel and hand loom while spinning and weaving.The beginning of the Industrial Revolution There are debates on the exact sign of the Industrial Revolution. Many historians now believe that
16、the Industrial Revolution began in 1709, the year in which a method for smelting iron with coal and lime was discovered, while others believe that at least by 1718, when a silk factory was equipped with power machinery. Of course, it was not until 1830, the industry had completed all of the technical changes which defined the Industrial Revolution. Every step added another link to the chain of an industrial evolution which amounted to a “revolution”. The causes of the Industrial Revolution It
