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Europe dominated the globe for centuries, even though the continent of Europe takes up around 8%, there was a point where they colonized 80% of the world. Europe also had a lot natural resources that they did not need to outsources. England had the best source of coal and iron allowing them to industrialize faster then any country ever could. Europe also gave birth to cars and other locomotives to help them spread faster. https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/why-did-western-europe-dominate-globe-
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Iron was probably in the top 3 most important things for Britain around this time, right behind food and water. Iron was used for almost everything industrial. Iron was used for railroad tracks, weapons, tools and buildings. The most important thing iron was used for was locomotives and cars. https://www.thoughtco.com/iron-in-the-industrial-revolution-1221637
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The steam engine was one of the most important technologies of the the industrial revolution. It used boiling water to create a mechanical motion to be used for work. The steam engine was not always reliable at it did not work in freezing temps, floods and dry spells. The introduction of steam engines brought many more productivity and technology options
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The cottage industry made up some of European industry as workers would do their work at home. Many families would use cottage industry practices during the winter and they couldn't use the farm field. So, many families would blacksmiths, locksmiths, gunsmiths and hand tooling. This was especially useful during the industrial revolution as it gave some families in rural areas jobs todo
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Workers start revolting against big factory owners due to poor conditions. So when the workers start revolting changes are made in the factories to better suit the workers. This then leads to socialism where many reforms are made for the workers safety and health. Then, more workers are safer and happy with more precautions set in. http://users.clas.ufl.edu/gesenwei/socialismndhi.pdf
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Canals were very important for Britain's success as trains could not reach every place that rivers could. Canals were man made rivers made so boats could get into places more in land that traditional rivers or trains could not reach. Boats used coal to move goods across large bodies of water, like the rivers or canals. Since Britain had many of rivers it made this very easy to travel by water.
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Capitalism could be said as the martyr of the industrial revolution. Industrialization requires a significant amount of work and investment from individuals and not necessarily the government. This investment from individuals, whose actions were guided by the profit motive, would not have been possible without the emergence of capitalism. Capitalism helped create a climate wherein industrialization exploded, and eventually spread worldwide.
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Industrial capitalism was a type of economic system that is still used in the U.S. hundreds of years labor. It went hand in hand with the rise of strikes and other forms of labor protests. One thing we have learned from Industrial capitalism is that the higher the level of unemployment, the lower number of strikes. Industrial capitalism was made perfectly for the industrial revolution.
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The assembly line was very crucial to the success of the industrial revolution. The assembly line allowed workers to produce more things faster and in better quality then work without a assembly line. This bettered society by allowing factories to produce more items in a smaller amount of time. It also allowed the workers to be safer and not use so much energy throughout the day. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fords-assembly-line-starts-rolling
