The Industrial Revolution: The Birth of the Modern World

The years of the Industrial Revolution are not clearly defined, but the period spanned both the American and French Revolutions, the expansion of empires into the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and the opening of the American West. It began in the 1700s with a shift in one of humanity’s oldest necessities, the need to make cloth to protect their bodies from the elements. The textile industry was the first to be mechanized, to create modern manufacturing and shipping methods, even the first to adopt supply-side engineering, though it wasn’t yet called that. Here is the story of the Industrial Revolution, described by some historians as “…the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing”.

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[Shadowsword]

Your pauses to take a sip of your drink, especially holding it that way are like perfect for comedic delivery. Great job again!

[PinkyJujubean]

I remember my high school teacher describing the industrial revolution as "a great time to be alive or the worst time to be alive depending on who you were"

[ignitionfrn]

2:40 - Chapter 1 - The advantages of machines
6:05 - Chapter 2 - The steam engine
8:15 - Chapter 3 - The iron industry
11:30 - Chapter 4 - Moving goods to markets
14:10 - Chapter 5 - The emergence of railroads
16:50 - Chapter 6 - Changes to cities
19:40 - Chapter 7 - Changes in communications
22:55 - Chapter 8 - Machine tools
24:35 - Chapter 9 - The impact of the industrial revolution
27:40 - Conclusion

[haylinpm]

Oh my god it's Karl!!! I didn't expect to see you in class

[chelseahulmston]

I was expecting Simon. Pleasantly surprised by Karl.

[jacquelynfairchild]

Why do You talk so fast???? Great source of knowledge and information. Thank You

[globalautobahn]

I feel like I’m supposed to ask, “where is Simon?” 😂

[SBrown]

Did you know the Liverpool vs Manchester rivalry started because Liverpool increased import charges as they were against the slavery in production of cotton. Manchester then built the Manchester shipping canal to circumvent Liverpool.

[LauraKnotek]

That was very interesting. Karl, I enjoyed how you sipped your tea during some of the humorous parts of the video. 😄

[partyontheobjective]

No longer interim host! YAY! Also hello again, heirloom frying pan.

[rawdeal]

That was a great little documentary of industry. I hope you make a part two three and four 👍

[Charkunt.d]

Was expecting to see Simon but was absolutely delighted when I saw Karl ❤

[HarryWessex]

*The guy living in a Narrow boat with the big TV watching this* "He's talking about me" 😅

[jonathangasana]

Simon’s back with another historical gem. Ah Wait a Minute…

[anthonyfrench]

It's good to see Karl getting into his groove and I dig the bonus facts that he added here!

[danielsantiagourtado]

Love your style and narration karl! Very immersive! Suggestion karl: Henry III. Englands most underrated king

[Sovereign_Studies_Homeschool]

Excellent documentary! My homeschooled teens appreciated just the right amount of sarcasm and salty language....a perfect attention-keeper!

[danielsantiagourtado]

That blazer looks great karl!🎉🎉🎉 Your style rocks!

[johnrigler]

Eli Whitney was the first person to make gin out of cotton!

[jrmckim]

Okay Simon isnt coming back and he didnt sell the channel.
He never owned the channel. .
Karl is the host for now.
Dont hate in Karl, it's not his fault. He doesn't own the channel. So be nice.
Look in the community posts on here or top tens and theres a video called "its all my fault" explaining what happened with Simon.
Stay Cool 😎