What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on Western economics politics and society?

The Industrial Revolution increased the material wealth of the Western world. It also ended the dominance of agriculture and initiated significant social change. The everyday work environment also changed drastically, and the West became an urban civilization.

What are the things that repeat itself?

Examples of history repeating itself

• Hitler and Napoleon invading Russia.
• Great sinking ships: the Titanic, the Vasa, and the Tek Sing.
• The Great Depression and The Great Recession.
• Natural history: mass extinctions.

How did society change during the Industrial Revolution?

The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.

What was the social impact of the Industrial Revolution?

The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization or the movement of people to cities. Changes in farming, soaring population growth, and an ever-increasing demand for workers led masses of people to migrate from farms to cities. Almost overnight, small towns around coal or iron mines mushroomed into cities.

Do you think history repeats itself?

History has a tendency to repeat itself. As memory fades, events from the past can become events of the present. Some, like author William Strauss and historian Neil Howe, argue that this is due to the cyclical nature of history — history repeats itself and flows based on the generations.

Do you still believe that history repeats itself why or why not?

The idea that history repeats itself is nothing new. Many thinkers of old have conceptualized history with grand theories focusing on how it has an inherent repetitive nature — or of events themselves if you think of every historical event was once a present moment. History does not repeat itself.