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1900s experienced many changes, from the use modern technology being incorporated in daily life, to the modernization of cities, and to the merging of different economic classes through social gathering places. After the inventions of steam powered engines and electricity, cities became vibrant with lights and different modes of transportation, which attracted more people to the urban setting. Those who began to come to the cities forced them to become over populated. Spectators that watched…

predisposed Britain towards early industrialisation through the examination of geographical, economic, political and cultural factors. By the early 1800s Britain was a country of cheap energy - coal. The great inventions of that century - the steam engine, mechanical spinning, smelting iron with coke - all served to economise on the expensive factor of production and use more of the cheaper one. Other countries were slow to follow suit not because they were sluggish or repressed, but because…

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, new advances changed many Americans way of life. Agriculture was changed drastically by the latest technology, government policies, and economic conditions. New technology made the jobs of farmers easier which meant they wouldn’t need to labor in the fields all day, this allowed for more leisure time. As America began to shift from an agrarian society to an industrialized nation, farmers struggled with making a profit for themselves. The new advancements in…

What is an Industrial Revolution? An Industrial Revolution is a shift from home to the factory, from country to the city, from human and animal power to engines powered by fossil fuels. This occurs when a society shifts from using tools to make products to using new sources of energy, such as coal and oil to power machines in factories. The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 18th century where it had great deposits of coal and iron ore that proves…

Was life hard in the 15th – 17th centuries? In 1500- 1700 century England most of the population lived in small villages and made their living from farming. However towns grew larger and more important. During the 16th century trade and industry grew rapidly and England became a more and more commercial country. During this period England became richer and richer. As England grew more and more prosperous life for the well-off became more and more comfortable. Upper class and middle class people…

Imagine you are in a time with dirty water and cold lunches in school. That is what the women in Progressive Era wanted to reform for clean water, trash collections, and hot lunches at schools. The Progressive Era was from the 1890’s to the 1920’s. Women in the Progressive Era faced many challenges so the women in middle class wanted the reform and change the way they were treated. They made a women’s organization and many legislations. To begin, the Progressive Era was in the 1890’s to the…

Assignment 1 – ARCH 3053, Gabe Lever-Brine “How did the development of new technologies and materials affect 19thC modernism?” In the 19th century, architecture arrived at a pivotal junction bringing together revivals from Greek and Gothic styles and modernising them with the latest technologies and materials that were becoming mainstream during that time. That and the careful application of Classical standards following the 18th century Industrial Revolution set the foundations to the iconic…

The transitions from an agricultural based economy to an industrial economy did not just happen in the span of a few years. The first stages of the Industrial Revolution began in the 1800s and by the 1900s the United States was en route to becoming one of the world’s leading industrial powers. The American Civil War ended in 1865 and had left everything north of the Mason-Dixon line in a really good place (economically, politically, socially, and industrially), the North was building up their…

The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney and invented March 14, 1794. I for one think that this is a major invention. There were many inventions during and before the industrial revolution. Many of the inventions from the industrial revolution we still use today. Many of them we do not use today. Most of the inventions from the industrial era have affected what we do today. We would not be where we're at now if we didn't have the industrial era. The cotton gin is one of the most important…

The Industrial Revolution was consumed with ground breaking inventions around the world. However, one that has and will continue to impact the world is the telegraph. Developed in the 1830s and 1840s by Samuel Morse. the telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. From this the impact, change and need of the telegraph will be discussed also. The telegraph made slight direct impact on most people's lives. It was a 'specialist' technology, owned by companies and operated by…