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    The British Government and the Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution during the 18th and 19th century was a time of great innovation and progress in England. British parliament helped progress industry and solve societal issues brought about by industrialization. The purpose of this essay is to display important actions and policies the British government established to advance British society during the Industrial Revolution. Parliament did several influential things during the…

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    “The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization,” Stephen Gardiner. From the steamboats, to the locomotives, to the iron mills and factories, they all changed life as Americans knew it. People started building things like huge buildings as hotels in the city. The Industrial Revolution changed the way all people lived, worked, traveled, and communicated. There were many revolutionary inventions that changed the way people worked and lived.…

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    disadvantages such as overcrowding, harsh working environments, and ______. The Industrial Revolution provided an opportunity for new inventions, products, and machinery. The production of new transportation such as the steam engine provided a more efficient way to transport locomotives and ships. New energy sources such as coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear reactions were also made available to assist the transportation of goods. The textile industry was not the only industry to…

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    Impact of Technology on Society The discovery and production of coal was vital to the creation of the modern world as it’s abundance sparked the industrial revolution, paved the way for the creation of Watts steam engine. It also allowed us to manufacture materials that were never able to be made before efficiently, gave electricity to cities and allowed the economy of many small countries to improve dramatically in a short period of time. The industrial revolution would not have been possible…

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    One can see that without the technologies of the steam engine, Maxim machine gun, quinine, and the telegraph, there is a great chance the colonization would not have taken place or would have been a lot slower and more difficult. In addition to these technologies we must include all the production, manufacturing…

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    Causes and Consequences of Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution is a historical event that was primarily started in the 18th century in Britain. This was a slowed changeover period, which replaced manual works by new technologies invented by the scientists of that era. According to the article, “Consumerism and the Industrial Revolution”, written by Ben Fine and Ellen Leopold, the industrial revolution is explained as an economic and social change over time with modern technologies…

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    “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 aspects of the Industrial Revolution. The invention of the steam engine created many changes and additions to the technology of the time, including steam-powered locomotives” (Carl Lira). Such locomotives were steamboats, steam trains…

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    Since mid-18th centuries, the Industrial Revolution started in Britain and later spread quickly toward other European countries and America. At the beginning, due to the discovery of America, it provided a lot of foods which satisfied the food problem of British. This resulted in the population growth and supplied many labour. In addition, coals and irons were found that lead the operation of machine became possible. These core factors coupled with other various element made the Industrial…

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    in places like the New World (America). America would reap the benefits of the new industrial age. However, the inventions of that era would also have an impact on the environment that would resonate for decades. Three of those inventions are the steam engine, oil pipelines, and railroads. In 1698, Thomas Savery developed the first…

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    world. Along with the rise of industrial power and urbanization of the continents, there was another aspect of culture that progressed immensely. This was the art aspect of cultures. Society as a whole progressed with new inventions such as the steam locomotive and “Coca-Cola”, meanwhile artists were also progressing in art through styles, techniques and influences. The 19th century was the launch of the art movements known as Romanticism, Neoclassicism, and Impressionism. One artist that was…

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