Possible answer: Its most significant consequence was the entrance of the United States into World War II. The US had previously been officially neutral but subsequently entered the Pacific War, the Battle of the Atlantic and the European theatre of war.
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Capitalism replacing mercantilism as dominant POLITICAL philosophy was not a characteristic of the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution brought a lot of improvements to society. During this era, a lot of goods were produced in mass amounts because of the advancement in machinery. The Industrial Revolution also caused massive urbanization as building structures became a lot faster due to this revolution.