A revolution is basically a significant change in a society brought about by a coincidence of people, ideas and circumstances, causing significant impacts on the lives of the people involved.
To help you understand the concept of revolutions, let's take a look at one example of a revolution
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
So you may ask... how does the Industrial revolution tie in with the concept of revolution? Let’s do it step by step. We’ll be focusing on the economic and social aspects and talk about
1) A general overview of the industrial revolution
2) What caused the industrial revolution (inputs)
3) What happened during the industrial revolution (processes)
4) What are the effects of the industrial revolution (outputs)
5) Comparison of people's lives before and after the industrial revolution (change)
GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
The industrial revolution took place roughly between 1750 and 1850 and is basically a changing point in world history whereby a mainly agricultural society was transformed into one where industry and manufacturing was in control. Changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation and technology ultimately affected social and economic conditions.
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THAT'S RIGHT! Ingredients! So what were the necessary "ingredients" or rather, CAUSES of the industrial revolution?
CAUSES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (INPUTS)
Many factors came together, contributing to the start of the Industrial and maintaining it. However let us just focus on the more important causes to understand how inputs work in a system.1) The Agricultural revolution
Do not be overwhelmed by this term! Simply put, the agricultural revolution was a change in the ways of farming. New innovations such as seed drills and fertilization led to more and better food. The Enclosure Movement, which was the combination of smaller farms into larger farms took place because bigger land along with technology would increase the rate of food production. However, the owners of the small farms were no longer needed. With less time and people needed for manual farm work, more people moved to cities to work in factories.
2) Population growth
Due to the agricultural revolution, there was more food, so less people starved and more people made babies. Think about it, when there are new babies, what is needed? Yes! Clothes, toys, etc. An increased population brought about a higher demand for basic necessities. Thus, more factories and more people to work in the factories were needed. You may wonder... so where do you get all those people to work in the factories from? The increased population naturally provided the labour force needed.
3) Technology
The increase in the use and knowledge of technology was really what led to more inventions and partenerships. With inventions and partnerships, productivity rates increased and more revenue could be earned.
I'm sure you have heard that money is essential for living. It was essential for the industrial revolution to take place too! As mentioned earlier, when there was an increase in technology's use, there was in increase in productivity and thus more revenue was generated. This led to an increase in the people with capital(money) to invest. This led to the development of more factories.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT! Now that you have gotten all the ingredients u need for your soup, let's move on to the cooking of your soup (the processes)!
WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (PROCESSES)
Essentially, people could no longer rely on farming to sustain their livelihoods because their land had been taken up, and there was an increasing group of people who had the capital for investments in technology. Thus, more factories/manufacturing industries were being set up in the city area and people flocked from the rural areas to the cities to seek jobs in the city area where there was a high employment rate. Also, some people came up with inventions that increased productivity rates and technology spreaded. - The cities experienced dramatic growth and they became overpopulated. However, the city authorities had no public responsibility and gave little consideration to the planning and standard of living. cities.
- The rich factory owners saw that the high supply of labour would mean that they could always easily replace workers whom they are not satisfied with. They took advantage of the situation, exploiting the people they employed, even young children, paying them the shockingly low wages even though they work for long and hard hours. Parents had no choice but to let their children work due to extreme poverty.
- There were new inventions. Two examples are Watt's steam engine and Morse's telegraph.
> James Watt contributed significantly to the development of transportation. In 1765, he improved the steam engine such that it was more fuel-efficient, going faster and burning less fuel.
> Samuel Morse bettered Joseph Henry’s version of a telegraph system. Morse then invented one that was practical and more reliable, and could be used over longer distances for more effective communication.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT! So now that you understand what took place during the revolution itself, your soup is cooked. What does it taste like? What happened BECAUSE of the revolution?
EFFECTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (OUTPUTS)
COMPARISON OF PEOPLE'S LIVES BEFORE AND AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
CONCLUSION
How do revolutions work as systems, with reference to the Industrial Revolution?
Let’s see how the Industrial revolution worked as a system
How do revolutions portray change, with reference to the Industrial Revolution?
In revolutions, people, ideas and circumstances contribute to changes in society and the lives of people.
Let us see how this concept worked in the industrial revolution.
CONGRATULATIONS! You have officially learnt how to cook a soup! Hope that you now have a better understanding of what the concept of Revolution is. ENJOY YOUR SOUP! :D
The general system has inputs, processes and outputs.
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