Factory Acts

The Industrial Revolution drastically changed the lives of nearly every American citizen. The Revolution marked the turning point where everyday life demonstrated improvement, but at a cost to American citizens. A large abundance of products manufactured rapidly fulfills demand, but as a repercussion machines will eventually supersede human labor. The unemployment rate today depicts one of the highest in the last half of a century at “9.60% in 2010” and represents a negative effect of the…

In his book The Romantic Revolution, Tim Blanning puts forth the argument that not only two physical revolutions took place between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution) but also a third movement had its place in history at this time. This is the case for the Romantic Revolution which is a phrase that Blanning uses in the book to categorise an expansive period of change between these years. These were changes in culture, ideas and…

Emergence and expansion of Railway The rapid expansion of Railways was the most important infrastructure development in India during the British Raj. Starting in 16 April 1853, when the first railway passenger train started its operations, Indian railway system expanded to become, the fourth largest in the world by 1910. The pioneer of railway expansion in India was Governor-General Lord Dalhousie who formulated the plan to build a network of trunk lines connecting the major regions of…

The causes and effects of Japan's Meiji Restoration(1868) from 1840 to 1920 were important to Japan and to the rest of the international community. The Meiji Restoration was influential in the industrialization of East Asia and increased globalization with countries outside of Europe and North America. The context of this Meiji Restoration was the increased influence and trade of European and North American countries on other countries around the world. There was the Berlin Conference that…

Introduction The Goal is a work of fiction that illustrates how manufacturing plants should (and should not) operate in order to maximize the success of the business. The book is told from the perspective of the manager of a manufacturing plant of the UniCo Corporation, Alex Rogo. The plant has been in a constant state of chaos since before Alex became the manager six months ago, as have many (if not all) of the other UniCo plants. Orders are constantly behind schedule, which eventually leads to…

end the law changed as on what the minimum age requirement should when working on factories and other dangerous work places. When Industrial Revolution was still young the major difference also came when comparing to Digital Revolution. In the early years of Industrial Revolution, the work places were packed with people and without laws and regulations the work places such as factories had hazard situations. As factories grew people from rural areas moved to bigger cities with government lack of…

Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in 18th century Britain and not elsewhere? The Industrial revolution which began in Britain is generally seen as the most profound change that have affected in the world. It is a significant event as it shaped the modern world by changing the economic and social structures of society. The revolution firstly occurred in Britain in the 18th century and there are many interpretations of the reasons for it. In order to understand why it has started in Britain…

Organizational Theory was introduced at a time in history when commerce was expanding and the concept greatly shaped the industrial revolution. Classical Organizational Theory was the major administrative structure for both public and private organizations well into the 1930’s and can still be found highly influential today. There were several thought leaders to contribute to the development of this theory and with Aristotle being considered one of the early founders of this thought. This…

The British wanted India for economic reasons. The industrial revolution made the British have too many products to sell to everyone in their own country, so they had to find a new place to sell. India was the golden land for British at the time of the industrial revolution. It had a huge population along with lots of resources to make more products. At first, colonizing India was an economical scheme by the British East India Trading Company to sell products, until the Sepoy Rebellion which is…

The short story "Lorry Raja" is about a family that started working in a mine after the father lost his job due to an accident. It also talks about the social issues that the world still has, even today. A close reading shows that this story proposes, children are forced to do things that they do not want or are inappropriate for their age in order for them to continue living. The main conflict in the story is child exploitation, and one of the characters who suffered the most for it is Guna.…