The Industrial Revolution (A2 - B1)
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The Industrial Revolution began in England in the middle of the 18th century and spread to the rest of Europe and the United States in the early 19th century. This era changed the way people worked and lived. New machines were invented and a large part of the population moved from the countryside to urban areas.
Old spinning machine
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