The Industrial Revolution took place during the 19th century in Great Britain and made critical alterations, as it was the changing point in industrial history, for the individual, the wider community and the global community. Individuals were affected through inventions such as the power loom, which forced them to make the move from rural to urban areas. Urbanization was the turning point for the wider community in Great Britain. The global community became smaller through globalization, communication and transportation. The Industrial Revolution significantly changed people living during the 19th century and beyond. The creation of factories was a major turning point in human society as it affected the life of individuals drastically. Before the revolution, people would work from home in the “cottage industry”, they would make their own clothes by hand and distribute it to the nobles, but at the start of the revolution factories and machines were invented and there was no need for the cottage industry anymore so it collapsed. One of the first inventions in the textiles industry was the spinning jenny; this was powered by hydraulic power and immensely sped up the process of making yarn. The individual could no longer make a living working in the cottage industry and their economic life was damaged, now one machine was able to do the work of 3000 hand spinners so they now had to find a job in a factory. This drastic change affected family life and the way children were raised, no one stayed at home because they had to work in factories. The factory conditions were extremely dangerous and disease spread and many workers were killed from working in factories as machines were a completely new invention and were not perfected yet. The workers- especially women and young children were abused and exploited by the industrialists (factory owners) and worked for extremely low rates. Although individuals didn't earn much money, prices were