What were the causes of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

The Industrial revolution was caused mainly because the world was getting smarter, people were inventing new ideas and most children (mostly the rich) were going to school, this meant they had good education and had the brains to invent all of these massive machine's.

Answer 2

The Industrial revolution was caused mainly because the world was getting smarter, people were inventing new ideas and most children (mostly the rich) were going to school, this meant they had good education and had the brains to invent all of these massive machine's.

Answer 3

The industrial revolution had numerous causes such as population growth, economy, military. Britain was a big power figure and Germany as well. It was Germany that took over as the leading nation in Europe for this industrial movement because of their new innovations.

The arrival of cheap energy, in the form of the steam engine, was a major impetus in the Industrial Revolution. It was able to do work faster, stronger, for longer than the horse or wind/millrace, which were the previous suppliers of energy.