In Your Classroom
August 1, 2005
Industrial Revolution
Core Connections
The Industrial Revolution was a period that introduced many new ideas and inventions to countries all over the world. As industrialization spread, it brought about many changes to economics, politics, and society and helped transform countries into becoming the industrialized nations they are today.
Related Links
- The Industrial Revolution of the Eighteenth Century - This site describes reasons why Europe entered the Industrial Revolution and how it changed the European countries.
- Inventors of the Industrial Revolution - Teachersfirst.com takes a look at inventions developed during the Industrial Revolution. This site also looks at the inventors who developed or made improvements to each of these new inventions.
- Eli Whitney - Inventor - Cotton Times gives a short biography of Eli Whitney and the improvements he made to earlier inventions in order to create the 'cotton gin.' This site also provides links to more biography pages on other Industrial Revolution inventors.
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