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582 CHAPTER20 The IndustrialRevolutionand Its Impacton EuropeanSocietyLCHAPTER OUTLINE The Industrial Revolution in Great Britain The Spread of Industrialization The Social Impact of the Industrial Revolution ConclusionFOCUS QUESTIONS What conditions and developments coalesced in Great Britain to bringabout the first Industrial Revolution? What were the basic features of the new industrial system created bythe Industrial Revolution? How did the Industrial Revolution spread from Great Britain to theContinent and the United States, and how did industrialization in thoseareas differ from British industrialization? What effects did the Industrial Revolution have on urban life, socialclasses, family life, and standards of living? What were working conditions like in the early decades of the IndustrialRevolution, and what efforts were made to improve them?
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