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    During the time from the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution to 1900 in Britain and the United States, the most significant changes in industrial and technological development would be the shift from extreme working conditions, including child labor to an improving American workforce with better wages and better working conditions. Also, the migration of people from the rural countryside into the urban cities. However, in contrast to this, many things stayed the same; women were still…

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    An industrial revolution occurs when a society develops from one that primarily uses hands and tools to produce, to one that discovers and uses new sources of energy such as coal or electricity to power machines that create the products (Cleary 6). The Industrial Revolution took place around the world in three phases throughout history. The first Industrial Revolution was enacted within the 1770s and 1860s, and the first country ever to take part in an industrial revolution was England (Cleary…

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    samples. Sterile cotton swabs were used to obtain the samples from the skin, arms and dust through wiping the surface of the sample source. A handful of backyard soil was previously diluted and then 2mL of this diluted soil was transferred to a sterile test tube containing 9mL water using a pipette. Four MSA and four PEA plates were used for isolation. PEA plate number 1 was divided into three parts and was used to isolate all of the samples obtained from the skin by rolling the cotton swabs on…

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    The Second Industrial Revolution is also known as Technological Revolution. It was a time for machines and other factories to improve and to further advance if they were already developed (Wikipedia). The second Industrial Revolution occurred between the times of 1870 and 1914. I also learned from this source that the use of Iron and Steel had a big role in the building of railroads. However, this was not the only thing these were used for in fact, Steel started to become the main resource used…

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    By the 1830s, the American people started to focus on innovations in some areas of transportation and politics. The Erie Canal’s creation allowed for items and viewpoints to be reached quicker to more places and people. New political parties allowed for new ideas and improvements to the American government system in hopes to include more people. All these innovations seemed as though they had the best intentions for all citizens, but that was not the case. Workers were cast off and not given…

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    Industrialization of Russia The industrialization of Russia was an important time in history. For the Russians, anyway. The Russians started to industrialize and produced helpful products. The industrialization of Russia was an important time in history. For the Russians, anyway. The Russians started to industrialize, which seemed like a good thing, but later turned out to be a bad thing. Industrialization is the development of industries in a country or region on a wide scale. Such as going…

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    There are three major industries in Minnesota. But the lumber company is among the best. The lumber company was one of the successful company in the Minnesota Territory. Frederick Weyerhaeuser invested in the lumber company around the 1800s. There was thousands of acres that had lumber, but he he bought timberland around the area of Minnesota and Wisconsin. What he bought in total was 900,000 acres of timber land. Before investing in the lumber industry Weyerhaeuser was already a…

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    Boat Transportation The canals are a great way to transport capabilities as due the bridge water canal which is the first of the era halved the cost of coal in the city of Manchester. The network canals in the city Birmingham is also one of the main forces for its growth as canals were an opportunity in the financial sector as many individuals subscribed for despite the risk. 3.4. Economic statistics and activity Communication systems British business communication The British place…

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    Over the years, education has changed in many ways, due to politics and political pressures, the changing of society and how the economics of the time change. In this essay, I will look at how the development of primary education has changed due to the politics, social views and economics in Great Britain, moving from the beginning of how and why education developed due to the industrial revolution before moving on the examine the controversies and objections to a universal education system, and…

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    Industrialization is the process through which inanimate sources of energy are used to facilitate human productivity. The period of industrial revolution is one of the most significant periods in human history since it has completely altered the way of life in different parts of the world. The revolution resulted in the massive production, which brought significant wealth and power to countries like the Great Britain in the 19th century as it spread to most countries in Europe, Asia, and America…

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