Chapter 18: Pgs. 527-556

The next revolution that took place was the industrial revolution. This revolution first took place in Europe. It was socking to learn that the industrial revolution both destroyed and created the British society. I was surprised to learn that industrial revolution destroyed society. This is because I only heard about all of the good things that came out of the industrial revolution and how it helped the economy of the British. The industrial revolution changed the old ways and tradition of British society. As a result they abandoned their old way of living and then created a new way of living for themselves. One think that was good about the industrial revolution was that the middle classes were able to grow and become wealthy. The middle class switched roles. The middle class now is made up of businessmen, doctors, lawyer, engineers, teachers, scientist and many other times of people. After the industrial revolution took place in Britain, it soon spread to other nations like the United States and Russia. The United States created the technique of mass production with the Model T. They were successful because Henry Ford created the assembly line. This was a great advancement during the industrial revolution.