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The artisanal labour changed to industrial production. Factories were built next to rivers and then, when coal appeared they were built on cities. The industrial revolution affected people lifes. Capitalism, economic system based on generating maximum profists was in the industrial revolution.
-Great Britain was the main country
-The main energy sources were water and coal
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Main countries: Grain Britain, France, Japan, the United States, Netherlands, Germany and Italy.
Main energy sources: railroads, large-scale iron and steel production.
Main industrial activity: they used a lot the factories to produce cars, because, cars were very important. -
The capitalism system was previously established. The industrial production was also diversified. Like Great Britain, other countries adopted the new methods.
They make new machines to increase the speed of production. The invention of combstion engine increas up the production of the cars, that is a factor very important.
In many Western countries the industry is the most important economic activity (social and political). Are different social classes. -
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Modern industry is characterised by the automation to production processes, in which information technology, robotics are essential. Industries require manual labour but, at the same time, can produce more products with more variations. There is now intense competition between companies. Fast distribution to products are essential for a company's success, as its capacitiy for innovation. Now, the factors, information or knowledge are now more important than the manufacturing process.
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Ethernet is invented, the first system for the transmission of information between computer systems.
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