Industrialization occurred first in Great Britain, then in other parts of Western Europe, and later North America, Russia and Japan. The effect of industrialization was to transform agricultural societies into industrial societies. Technology had made possible the development of machines which raised worker productivity and promoted the growth of large scale industrial enterprises. Manufactured products could be turned out more quickly and cheaply than before. In the long run, standards of living were improved in much of the world. It also generated substantial social change, which at time became unsettling, even violent. It encouraged urbanization and migration to cities; although at times city dwellers who worked in factories lived in squalid conditions. The problems of early industrial workers led to a number of calls for reform by social critics.Hope this helps!