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    The Industrial Revolution started in Britain it took place in 1750 to 1950 it later speared throughout Europe, it was the transition to new manufacturing processes which started in Great Britain it saw a lot of change in Britain when manufacturing of goods moved from small shops and homes to large factories. This shift brought changes in agriculture, transportation, textile, metal production, economic views, politics and social structure as people moved from rural areas to big cities to work. It…

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    end of the Civil War led to the Second Industrial revolution which brought many new innovative ideas and inventions attracting people from all over the world. Individuals who owned Businesses were thriving off the success that the second industrial revolution had brought. Few people grew to become unbelievably wealthy, but two massive people in that time period were Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller the two wealthiest people during the Industrial Revolution. Attracting penniless and…

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    The industrial revolution completely reinvented the factory community.The reason that the industrial revolution was started was to make factories produce more income and a greater variety of products. They did this by making production faster, crowding more people in a workspace, and paying them close to nothing. While the Industrial revolution had some positive effects, it also had many negative effects resulting with problems we are dealing with still today. Some of the positive effects of…

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    young age, this is called child labor. Child labor was a big thing at the start of the industrial revolution in 1760. The children that were working when they were really young like 4 or 5, They also got payed very little for how much they worked, pressure of globalization led to trafficking and forced labor. Source 2 In source 2 we see lots of pollution, this was one of the downfalls of Industrial Revolution, The use of machinery and factories led to mass production, which led to the…

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    The French and the Industrial Revolutions were both major breakthroughs in history, and their impact can still be felt today. Both revolutions brought with them changes as a result of different factors. The Industrial Revolution was influenced by the use of new technology and industrialization, while the French Revolution rooted from the fury of the French people against the Ancién Regime. The French Revolution brought about a rebellion against the monarchy and establishment of a republic…

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    The Industrial Revolution as a Turning Point for the South “Manufacturers will create employment and revenues that will improve the well-being of all sectors of the economy… [It] will provide cheaper goods and create a more profitable outlet for its produce”. The Industrial Revolution was a major event in the United States history that lasted over a century and resulted in many developments and changes in the economy. This movement started the transition from production in households by hand…

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    The Industrial Revolution was an era of technological advancements which came through different areas of work which helped transition society into a more machine reliant mind-set. These technological advancements did not merely transition society but assisted economic growth and change during the era to varying extents throughout each field. In the Industrial Revolution, technological advancements such as the introduction of steam power, introduction of machines in agriculture and implementation…

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    “We live in this era that has benefited from the Industrial Revolution, and we live with a kind of luxury and plenty that even all but the poorest of Americans live with a kind of sensuousness that was unimagined by medieval kings. But in order to get to this point, a lot of people had to suffer in really terrible ways” (Liss). It is without a doubt, that our past affects our future. Hence, the western civilization industrial revolution; with its many technological advancements to communication,…

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    Between 1000 and 1800, there was radical change in Europe and in the Americas, not so much in China and India. The reason for this was the Industrial Revolution which was a result of the Enlightenment and the Scientific Revolution, the Scientific Revolution was a time of change that fed more changes. This created a culture of change. The Industrial Revolution, changed everything, from the economy, to how people lived their daily lives and brought social change. With all of these changes, there…

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    The Industrial Revolution and India Script Aya and Jad AYA The Industrial Revolution Summary The Industrial Revolution was a significant time in world history. It was marked as the change of time, labelled as a new era, and identified as the largest transformation to grace the planet. It began around the 18th century due to the fact that the British needed to make money. Great Britain was the nation to outset this because they had more advanced resources and technology than any other country…

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