Second Industrial Revolution

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    1880 and how global trends made Europe less important. The Industrial Revolution has been viewed as one of the most influential events to occur on the economic world in the history of this modern society. There is not exact definition for the Industrial Revolution.…

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    and nationalism arose during the Industrial Revolution in 19th century Europe. In the wake of revolution, industrialization, social change, and large working classes, ideology served as a blueprint for the interpretation and transformation of society and government. These ideologies not only brought about the rise of the working class and incited reform in Britain but also caused major political change in France. Liberalism’s liberty-based ideas drove revolutions. Classical liberalism stresses…

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    The Post-Civil War Era

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    Generally recognized as the “Second Industrial Revolution after the Civil War, the era lasted around 1870-1914, a time when America’s economy considerably grew. During this time, American manufacturing production considerably grew, railroad miles tripled, and production in coal mining and steel boomed. The industrial transformation during the post-Civil War era provided many consequences, both costs and benefits, ultimately developing America’s economy. The industrial revolution during the…

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    the development of new industries, as well as the expansion of many nations around the world. With the discovery of new ways to use the raw materials found during the First Industrial Revolution, in addition to the finding and creation of new resources such as electricity, steel, and chemicals in the Second Industrial Revolution, major countries around the world set their sights on having spheres of influence in other nations that served as the most opportune sites and destinations for the…

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    because they were involved in the Industrial Revolution. I do not think the results of the Industrial Revolution were worth the human cost. Dying and getting injured is not worth it. Three reasons why I do not think it was worth the human cost is: people got very ill, people got injured, and men, women and children were unable to get a proper education. My first reason why the Industrial Revolution was not worth the human cost is people got very sick during the Revolution. People got very ill…

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    Me: The industrial revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes between the period of time from about 1760 to between 1820 and 1840. It first started by the Britain and it processed to the United States in the early 19th century. It was first created to raise people’s standard of living. Before the revolution people were living on farmland, small towns or villages where there were little manufacturing. This includes the transitions from hand production methods to machines and…

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    negative impact of Industrial Revolution is “unemployment”. Obviously, replacing machines with human labor causes workers to lose their jobs. The second negative impact of industrial revolution is that the demand for natural resources was dramatically increased due to the fact that production had dramatically increased. Despite these negative impacts of using new way of production in industries, there are also some positive impacts. The most important impact of industrial revolution is making…

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    were a child. In today’s society we benefit from the Industrial Revolution, but forget about the people that made it possible. While some might argue that industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of higher productivity, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were child labor, sickness, and bad living conditions. The first negative effect of the Industrial Revolution is child labor. Industrialization affected many…

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    What is the Industrial Revolution? What kind of changes did it make? When did it happen? Many wonder how it happened all I could say is that it was one of the most topics everyone talked about. These Revolution was transformations combined between social and economics that happen in some places around Europe. The Industrial Revolution made an enormous change in the 17th century. It took place in England Between the 17th and 18th century. The strong and brave Richard J Boyd once claimed “The…

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    Drivers Of Global Change

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    have also influenced global change. Throughout history, industrialisation caused by the Industrial Revolution has played a very…

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