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    were a child. In today’s society we benefit from the Industrial Revolution, but forget about the people that made it possible. While some might argue that industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of higher productivity, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were child labor, sickness, and bad living conditions. The first negative effect of the Industrial Revolution is child labor. Industrialization affected many…

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    The Industrial Revolution that began in England in the eighteenth century was a major turning point for people around the globe. During the Industrial Revolution, there were many significant inventions and changes that affected people both positively and negatively. Some of the drawbacks and improvements during that period of time were textile machines, bridgewater canals, factories, turnpikes, steam locomotives, agriculture to urbanization, communication tools, incandescent lamp, and more. Even…

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    http://www.bl.uk/georgian-britain/articles/the-industrial-revolution written by Dr. Mathew White. This statement is rather true because for the birth of new technologies came the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution itself contribute to why families grew due to more resources of energy, food, housing and land. Note that the Black Plague reduced the world’s population by 75 million people in the late 1300s. Yet, in the beginning of the industrial revolution during the mid-1700s, the…

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    There were great things and bad things that came with the Industrial Revolution. The car was invented, modern buildings were built, free education was made for everyone, the change in the class structure in the world. There were also bad things that include child labor, working conditions were horrendous, the coal mines were atrocious. Let's talk about the Industrial Revolution. The great inventions that came out of the industrial revolution is the car and light bulbs were made. The car was…

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    The Industrial Revolution began in the early nineteenth century and commenced in Europe. The Industrial Revolution was an exciting time that brought many advantages such as new innovations, urbanization, and an increase in the economy. However, it also brought disadvantages such as overcrowding, harsh working environments, and ______. The Industrial Revolution provided an opportunity for new inventions, products, and machinery. The production of new transportation such as the steam engine…

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    As Europeans colonized much of the world, their empires became more and more fueled by the Industrial Revolution. The developments of the Industrial Revolution that most impacted Imperialism was the Maxim Gun, Modern Manufacturing, and Child Labour. The industrial revolution began in the textile industry and during the course of history people have changed the manufacturing process dramatically. Instead of items being produced by hand, the owners of the facilities created ways to have machines…

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    Yes, the Industrial revolution was one of mans greatest achievement’s and stepping stones into todays modern world, but it was also the the continuation of cruel and inhuman treatment towards the unprivileged working class. The Industrial revolution commenced around the 1780’s. Despite the economical success it had for the country as a whole, it was quite the opposite for the working class. These people the common factory laborers were treated no better than the way cattle were abused on a…

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    inventions are modernizing? The Industrial Revolution began in 1750 and can be described as a new way of doing things. Some people think that the Industrial Revolution is a negative time for Britain and some people believe it is a positive time. In contrast, my position about the Industrial Revolution is that it is both a positive and negative time for us. I will make my case by analyzing six aspects of the Revolution including the modernizing of buildings and inventions, industrial production,…

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    Dissecting the consequences of the Industrial Revolution is no small task. In inspecting, what marvelous convenience in mass agriculture and manufacturing afforded humanity, there are also after-effects to the regularly understood conventional morals and family structure that had developed in English and European societies. One of the many questions asked about the consequences of the Industrial Revolution is did the innovation that industry created lead to the deterioration of sexual values in…

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    Sure there are many benefits that came from the industrial revolutions . The industrial revolution changed how we lived. The thing about this it said before this over 80 percent of the population had to leave on a farm without electricity in order to survive. Where if you was to tell somebody you live on a farm without any electricity now. People will ask you why? Yes, it changed education, electricity,transportation, medicine,clothing, and mass production was made possible. This also was…

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