When society changes from agriculture to industry as its main economy and it began in Britain
It changed the course of Western history and resulted in new technologies and innovations
Most people moved out of the countryside into the cities
Consumer culture began
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The movement of people from rural areas to cities
People moved to where the work was
When the economy shifted from agriculture to industry, people followed and moved to live near factories
As a result, cities became large, sprawling, dirty places
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push and pull factors
many people moved overseas from Britain to other British Empire countries, or to the USA
Some migrated within Europe (e.g. Irish Famine, the 1840s)
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1911: a fire started on the top floor, where 146 people died and more than 6,000 wounded
Emergency exits had been locked because of the owner’s paranoia of thieves; this trapped them in
Women and girls jumped to their deaths to avoid being burned
This event spurred further action to organize and change workplace conditions
Most of the employees had been recent Italian and Jewish immigrants, trying to feed their families
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