The main performance of Britain becoming the factory of the world

It mainly appeared in the second half of18th century and19th century, and the industrial revolution first occurred in Britain. ?

The emergence of machine industry has opened up a broad prospect of utilizing the rich natural resources endowed by nature, and fundamentally changed the industrial structure of countries that have completed the industrial revolution, and the original agricultural society based on agriculture has changed into an industrial society based on industry. The comprehensive national strength of these countries has been greatly enhanced.

The focus of world economy, science, culture, military and politics has shifted from the ancient civilization in Asia to Europe and North America, and the world pattern has changed greatly. The first industrial revolution in the world had a far-reaching impact on the course of world history.

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The industrial revolution began around 1750, but it didn't really flourish until 1830 (the year of Geng Yin). Most people think that the industrial revolution originated in central England. British worker Hargreaves invented Jenny spinning machine; /kloc-In the middle of the 8th century, the Englishman Watt improved the steam engine, so the beginning of the industrial revolution was marked by Jenny's spinning machine invented by Hargreaves.

The symbol of the industrial revolution is Watt's improvement of the steam engine. But the steam engine was not invented by Watt, but modified by Watt. A series of technological revolutions have caused a great leap from manual labor to power machine production. Then the industrial revolution spread to Britain, then to the whole European continent, and to North America in the19th century. Later, the industrial revolution spread to all countries in the world.

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