Question

What effects did the Industrial Revolution have on the economy and other, non-mechanised businesses?

Answer 1

It triggered an unprecedented wave of economic growth

Explanation:

The Industrial Revolution led to the mechanization of work both in workshops and in the fields. The mechanization of agricultural work in the countryside freed abor force for factories in cities. The economic growth that the IR made possible was unique in History and led to the emergnece of economic development, something that had never existed before. Population boomed and a middle class emerged, despite the economic progress the vast majority of people remained poor.