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Emergence of Europe The European Industrial Revolution was a time of drastic change. In England it became a transformation from hand tools and hand made items to machined and mass-produced goods. The growth of factories replaced the cottage industries and spawned the development of cities. Growing cities and factories led to changes in transportation, labor, and working conditions. These changes generally helped workers lives, even though initially there were more negatives than positives. European imperialism, …

…and women labored in harsh conditions, working long hours with little pay. Much of the British working class was worse off. Real wages stood still while workers sacrificed freedom, health and family. The Industrial Revolution changed Europe forever and it's social and economic changes helped guide other countries through their growth and industrialization processes. Which lead this country after flaws were corrected to be a greater power and a country to be looked up to.