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    George Eastman and Andrew Carnegie were captains of industry because they were leaders of their industry and philanthropists. George Eastman was a leader of the industry photography and cameras, and made taking pictures much easier. Eastman learned the wet plate method for taking pictures that had been used for many years, which required a lot of equipment. He thought that there had to be an easier way to take pictures. So Eastman studied the method the British were doing which was using a…

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    Yes, I do believe that the textile factories were very bad for the health of working class families. The documents A and D were the ones that were telling the truth and how horrible it is to work in these factories. And documents B and C were the ones really lying a lot about how bad the working conditions were for the innocent children Alright, since I believe these factories were very bad back then documents A and D have the correct information that I’m going to need. It states that the…

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    In Japan, the Industrial Revolution started in 1868 and made a boom in jobs. Japan was far behind Europe in the Industrial Revolution and tried to catch up by establishing different industries. One of these was the textile industry, where women and children found employment in the silk factories. It was debated on whether or not the benefits of working there outweighed the costs. By looking at the female worker’s life in the silk factory, it is clear that working there is too costly. Wages,…

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    James Watt and His Revolutionizing Invention James Watt was a prominent Scottish scientist who invented and discovered many significant things during the Industrial Revolution. One such breakthrough was the invention of the so-called “most efficient” steam engine, which not only impacted technology at the time but also helped industries during the nineteenth century. As stated earlier, the steam engine revolutionized technology during the 1800s. “Steam power is one of the most important key…

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    Societies have changed from the Ancient world to the Modern world by Farming, Trading, Migration and Settlement. Although there are many more ways Societies have changed but these are the main ways. Societies changed because of inventions, the more inventions, and the easier life became until the modern world appeared. Migration and Population was an important thing in the Ancient world because the more people that migrated into a country, the more the population grew consequently, the more…

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    England, then later spread to The United States. The questions is why did the revolution start in England? The revolution would start in england because They had the workers to do the work, They had the resources necessary, and they had textile production. England has many resources on the land, things such as: Iron, Coal, Wool, Lead, Cotton, Tin etc. One of the most important of the resources was Coal, Because Coal helped run the machines. Most of the resources were mostly in one area (Based…

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    Henry Ford was not the first person to create to assembly line. The first car to be made using the assembly line was the Oldsmobile Curved Dash. According to Ford in My Life and Work the assembly line should have the following principals. "(1) Place the tools and the men in the sequence of the operation so that each component part shall travel the least possible distance while in the process of finishing. (2) Use work slides or some other form of carrier so that when a workman completes his…

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    Through my journeys in London, I've noticed many new advancements.The industrial revolution was when people transitioned to new manufacturing processes and new inventions were inspired for machines. The Industrial Revolution was a mix of positive and negative effects. The industrialization has really helped benift people and our surroundings.The cities benefited from innovations in architecture meaning they became more modernized buildings.New scientific inventions, helped factorys with…

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    In the mid-18th to early 19th centuries Industrialization was the talk of the town. Machinery, food, and clothing played an extreme role during these crucial times.These things including other things were what was needed for the continued growth in population of the world. Before any of this a lot of people were losing their jobs like Andrew Carnegie, whom lost his weaving business and he was the richest man in the world. Industrialization first began in Britain, followed by Belgium, Germany,…

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    The Industrial Revolution started in 18th century and ended in the first half of the 19th century. Samuel Colt was born 19 July 1814 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States and he died on January 10, 1862 in Hartford, Connecticut. He died a wealthy man. He started his idea of the revolver on a yearlong voyage on the ship Corvo in 1830, where he made designs of his first revolver out of wood. In 1836 Samuel Colt received a U.S. patent for a revolver mechanism that would enable any gun to shoot…

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