What does «Revolución Industrial» mean in Spanish?
- The Industrial Revolution is a period of economic transformation in Britain from the 1750s to the 1830s, characterized by the growth of a new system comprising factories, railroads, coal mines and commercial enterprises using the new technologies it sponsored. The new system operated first in the textile industry, then spread to other sectors and by the mid-19th century totally transformed the British economy and society, establishing sustained growth. It spread to parts of the United States and Europe and modernized the world economy. Although it was localized to certain parts of Britain (the London area was not included), its impact was felt worldwide in migration, trade, society, politics, cities and the countryside. The British GDP growth rate was 1.5% per year (1770-1815), doubling to 3.0% (1815-1831). An (uncapitalized) "industrial revolution" is the transition from an agrarian economy - in which the majority of the population is subsistence-oriented - to an industrial economy with a greater focus on manufacturing. The Industrial Revolution (capitalized) is the name applied to the transition in Britain when the combination of mercantile activity supported by energetic inventors and entrepreneurs brought new workers to harness the natural resources of coal, iron and water power, creating a manufacturing industry that was dominant in the world. The British Industrial Revolution was soon followed by industrial revolutions in northeastern Europe and the United States, and the United States and Germany became rivals of Britain in the Second Industrial Revolution after 1850.