ICSE Class 9 History & Civics Question 3 of 10

The Modern Age in Europe — (C) Industrial Revolution — Question 8

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Mention any two advantages of Industrialisation.

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Two advantages of Industrialisation are:

  1. Industrialisation increased the national wealth, raised the standard of living, made life more comfortable. The economy was expanding at a rate that was more than twice the pace at which it had grown before Industrial Revolution.
  2. The widespread poverty and constant threat of mass starvation that had haunted the pre-industrial age were reduced.