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and drastically boosted the economy. It began from the inventions of many machines and the production of new things. The Industrial Revolution had a positive effect on society. The most remarkable invention from the time was Thomas Newcomen's steam engine, later innovated and patented by James Watt. Watt drastically improved the design, creating the first steam powered railway. This railroad changed industry forever. It allowed goods to be transported extremely quickly compared to the old…

The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th centuries, in which agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America witnessed modern economic changes in mass production, oppression of inadequate resources, and the rise of industrial workers as well as, advances in machinery and technology as a whole. (Modern World History, ch. 8) Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the Agricultural Revolution occurred and in that revolution new farm techniques with the addition of modern…

Based on what I read in this chapter, I believe that the government had a large part in the economic growth in the 18th century. Opening of the factories was a major contribution to the growth to point of 213 factories were being operational by 1815. This with many other things has helped lead to my conclusion. For example, building railroads, and the rise of corporations are other contributors. To help elaborate on the factory’s, by 1789 an English man named Samuel Slater started to work at…

The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever and allowed for an immense amount of modernization in methods, tools, inventions, etc. The Industrial Revolution took place from the late 18th century, and well into the 19th century. Great Britain is known to be the birthplace for beginning the Industrial Revolution, which would eventually spread to other countries in Europe and then across the ocean to the United States. The Industrial Revolution was responsible for changing the way many…

There are many different ways that the industrial revolution changed the way people lived globally. The industrial revolution had a monumental impact on the way people lived in Europe and across the globe as the technological revolution that began in Britain had a profound impact on agriculture and industry. This gave Britain a distinct advantage in its colonial ambitions which resulted in the spread of capital, goods and movement of people across the globe. The industrial revolution had…

the economy of society from agricultural to industrial. The invention of machines and, consequently, the methods of obtaining energy was the main reason for the transition from the agricultural type of society to the industrial. The steam, gasoline engines and electricity were invented, and they quickly replaced man and animals in many kinds of work. The need for competent management of the invented technique led to increased public education and literacy. The increased number of readers…

During the industrial revolution transitioned from farm life into a more urbanized life because people no longer needed to have large amounts of land to live. The industrial revolution led to a new inability to provide or make a craft and by breeding factory workers who new how to make parts as opposed to products you are reducing potential competition threats. Workers began to form unions in order to represent the masses. The gap between the upper and lower classes also widened because there…

Take a step back in time, and picture young children, no older than 10 working in the dangerous smoke filled mines, their lungs being filled with the thick horrid fumes, or a little girl working a big sewing machine, one that with any tiny mistake could leave her hand scared, and maybe even broken. Children in tattered clothes, working jobs that even adults would find wearisome. Working long hours, every day for mere pennies. Today it would be hard to believe that this could ever have occurred,…

Before the Industrial Revolution landed in the United States, products were made and manufactured by hand. People relied on hand tools and individual skills to get what they needed, which was time consuming and not economically efficient. Friedrich Engels describes his thoughts on automatic machinery, stating that it did nothing more than limit the freedom of workers. Despite Engels perspective, having automated machinery in this country not only advanced the standard of living; it also employed…

Although the Industrial Revolution did turn the world around with its inventions and ideas, it brought the struggle to survive too many. Society changed within this period; the working class was those whom would work to bring availability of the products to others places. This social class would also suffer more than those of the middle class. They ended up living in filthy areas, cramped, with the view of a gray sky. They had harsh working conditions and women were mostly employed. The…