First, the industrial revolution promoted the amazing development of social productive forces, commodity economy eventually replaced the natural economy, and handicraft workshops were gradually replaced by factories characterized by large machine production. The capitalist production system has gained a dominant position.

Second, the industrial revolution greatly improved labor productivity, laid a solid material foundation for consolidating the achievements of bourgeois revolution, and ensured that capitalism completely defeated feudalism. The capitalist model has spread all over the world, and the capitalist system has been established on a global scale.

Third, with the establishment of the factory system, the capitalist wage labor system is generally established. The relationship between social classes has undergone profound changes, the industrial bourgeoisie and the industrial proletariat have finally formed, and the opposition and struggle between the two classes have gradually become obvious and sharp. The industrial revolution brought poor working conditions, poor houses and low wages to the working class, and was brutally exploited and oppressed by the bourgeoisie. In order to change this situation, the working class and the bourgeoisie launched a political and economic struggle, and the labor movement gradually developed.

Fourth, in order to expand the overseas colonial plunder and sales market, the capitalist countries in Europe and America have made great efforts in transportation construction and devoted themselves to developing ocean transportation networks. The global transportation network has gradually formed and the capitalist world market has begun to take shape.

Fifth, the industrial revolution reduced more Asian, African and Latin American countries to colonies, semi-colonies and dependent countries, resulting in the long-term backwardness of these areas and the subordination of the East to the West. While the capitalist powers in Europe and America stepped up their colonial plunder of Asian, African and Latin American countries, they also brought advanced modes of production and industrial technology to these regions, which made them involved in the trend of industrial civilization. These countries have also slowly embarked on the road of industrialization.

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