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    Industrialization refers to the development of machine production goods and new energy resources. Before the industrial revolution the period was sort of golden age, is a myth. Domestic spinners and weavers in the eighteenth century had been exploited by clothier as ruthlessly as the factories operatives were exploited by manufacturer in 1840s. After industrial revolution in Europe resources were being used on large scale for larger production during 18th and 19th century. It was boom in textile…

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    The mass production of cars in the 1920’s relates to the materialism and recklessness shown in Gatsby’s car. Before this time cars were new and many people did not have them because they were too expensive. Once the assembly line was created and was put to use cars became easily creatable and were being mass produced let alone the cost of them went down greatly. The people of this time that got cars would drive and use them to get from work to home faster which meant they could now live farther…

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    United States during industrialization. “As the Industrial Revolution spread to the United States, plants such as this textile factory appeared” (Document 3). With the introduction of mass workplaces, workers would be hired for day-shifts and night-shifts, thus doubling the amount of jobs per factory. Businesses needed to mass-produce their products in order to compete with rival companies, which in turn called for an increase in staff numbers. This concept is similarly presented with the…

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    today. A big part of American history is the Industrial Revolution, when the nation moved from agricultural to a manufacturing industry. With this huge shift in economy came many changes such as the transition to manufacturing by machine, increased production of goods, and the invention of new machinery, and along with these economic changes came social shifts as children were employed to work in factories and immigrants came to the country in pursuit of the American Dream and a better life and…

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    conveyor belt helped companies, specifically the Ford Motor Company, mass produce products. Henry Ford first equipped the conveyor belt in his factory on December 1, 1913, effectively creating the first assembly line where many workers were given, small simple jobs to complete on each product instead of seeing an item from start to finish in production. Henry Ford amassed a generous amount of wealth because of the new method of production. Some may consider him a Robber Baron, an industrialist…

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    paralleled the dynamic timeline of industry. As technological advances have developed, new industrial techniques have cultivated along with them, dwindling the amount of labor and work required while increasing production potential exponentially. From steam powered machines, to mass production, to the eventual introduction of computers and automation, the industrial revolution has drastically changed industry. Industry 4.0 has been born out of these accumulations of new technology and…

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    The idea of industrialization was brought into the West by Great Britain. Industrialization is the introduction of manufacturing, advanced technology, and economic activity into an area. The Industrial Revolution occurred in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Work was mostly done in the homes by hand because there were no machines to do the work. If often took much longer to manufacture one thing because a person could only work during the day, and they did not have the means to…

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    extreme rate. Some of the main technological advances during the Industrial Revolution were the steam engine, spinning jenny and cotton gin, such as the train. (Source ) An industrial society is a society which runs by the use of technology for mass production of goods, as opposed to an agrarian society, which needed human labor.(source ) Working conditions during this time for factory workers was awful, they were underpaid and worked very long shifts. Living conditions were terrible as well,…

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    Our world as we know it is a result of the Industrial Revolution. As the rise of factories, machines and other technologies began in Britain in the 18th century, it brought with it huge advances in society. The Industrial Revolution kicked off the beginning to a forward movement of technology in our world that would not be slowed down. To put it in perspective: writing has been around for 200 generations, books have been around for 20 generations and computers have only been around for less than…

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    Thus, standardization and interchangeability represented an open door towards the development of mass production and assembly lines. The use of standardized parts to constructs great quantities of a product and the implementation of technology to reduce work time contributed to the economy because less time was invested in the assembly lines which subsequently…

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