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DEFINITION of 'Industrialization'. The process in which a society or country (or world) transforms itself from a primarily agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services.
The Industrial Revolution made machine-based manufacturing more common, and increased the population and average income. Instead of farming, people came to cities to work. Women and children worked in factories as well. Factories were not regulated by the government, so they could treat their workers however they wanted. Workers demanded better conditions, and eventually governments passed laws to regulate companies. This started in England with the Health and Morals of Apprentices Act of 1802.