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5.7 Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial Age

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The Industrial Revolution transformed not only economies and politics but also everyday life. Work, family, and community all changed under the pressures of industrialization, creating new social classes and relationships.

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9 lessons

  1. 5.1The EnlightenmentPreview lesson
  2. 5.2Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
  3. 5.3Industrial Revolution BeginsPreview lesson
  4. 5.4Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
  5. 5.5Technology of the Industrial AgePreview lesson
  6. 5.6Industrialization: Government’s Role from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
  7. 5.7Economic Developments and Innovations in the Industrial AgeThis lesson
  8. 5.8Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 1900Preview lesson
  9. 5.9Society and the Industrial AgePreview lesson

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