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One evening, Ani was observing the sky, “Look Trim, the stars are shining like diamonds.” “You know Ani in early times, revolution actually referred to the movements of heavenly bodies, in 1450 it appeared for the first time with a meaning of “great change”. “Wow!”, said Ani wide eyed, “The Industrial Revolution in England also signified a great change in the economic and social lives of people. Were any industrialists, pro-worker?”. “Yes.” said Trim, “John Fielden, an industrialist was also an MP. Fielden fought for shorter working hours. During the Cotton famine, he and his family paid unemployed workers to build roads and buildings”. “Wow!” said Ani. “So the industrial revolution enabled Europe to colonise Africa and Asia. But Trim, if the industrial revolution had occurred in India, instead of Great Britain, what would have happened?” Trim was silent. What would have happened? Let's understand the industrial revolution to answer this question.
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