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Tom Kemp hailed the Industrial Revolution as a "transformation of a traditional agrarian economy into an urban society based on machine technology". The industrialized societies of France, Britain and Germany saw a revolution marked by various economic, social and political changes which varied in their relative importance and lasting consequences on European society. In examining the separate effects of the Industrial Revolution on a pre-industrialized society marked by primitive technology and a lack of specialization, we must bear in mind that the process of industrialization had varied effects in different countries. Through an evaluation of the various differences, we will see that although these factors were often harmonized in creating the overall impact of industrialization, differences like the introduction of the factory system and the improvement in transports and communications had the most far reaching impact on European society. The introduction of the factory system into Europe pronounced the most...


