Industrialization
Definition
Industrialization is the process by which an economy is transformed from primarily agricultural to one based on the manufacturing of goods. Individual manual labor is often replaced by mechanized mass production, and craftsmen are replaced by assembly lines.
Analogy
Think of industrialization like leveling up in a video game. Just as your character starts with basic skills and tools but gradually acquires more advanced ones, societies started with simple hand tools and farming techniques but eventually developed complex machines and factories that could produce goods much more efficiently.
Related terms
Capitalism: An economic system where private entities own the factors of production. The four factors are entrepreneurship, capital goods, natural resources, and labor.
Urbanization: The process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin living and working in central areas.
Assembly Line: A series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
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Subjects (6)
Study guides (8)
AP European History - 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
AP European History - 5.8 Romanticism
AP European History - 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
AP European History - 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
AP European History - 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
AP European History - 7.1 Context of 19th Century Politics
AP European History - 9.13 Globalization
AP European History - 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
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Practice Questions (20+)
Which of the following factors contributed to the origins of industrialization in Europe?
Which of the following factors contributed to the origins of industrialization in Europe?
Which of the following statements best describes the impact of industrialization on the working class?
Which of the following was a significant consequence of industrialization on the family structure?
Which of the following was a consequence of the demographic changes brought about by industrialization in Europe?
Which social class emerged as a result of industrialization in Europe?
Which of the following is a negative consequence of industrialization in Europe?
Which country experienced significant population growth as a result of industrialization during the 19th century?
Which of the following was a major effect of industrialization on the family structure in Europe?
Which region of Europe experienced industrialization later than the others?
Which European country experienced rapid industrialization during the Second Wave?
Which of the following was a social effect of industrialization in Europe?
Which of the following statements best describes the impact of industrialization on women in Europe?
Which of the following describes the impact of industrialization on child labor in Europe?
Which of the following was a significant social consequence of industrialization in Europe?
Which of the following describes the impact of industrialization on the social structure in Europe?
Which of the following was a notable social impact of industrialization in Europe?
Which of the following was a consequence of industrialization on the family structure in Europe?
Which of the following describes the impact of industrialization on the environment in Europe?
Which of the following was a social consequence of industrialization in Europe?
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