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    The Industrial Revolution in both Britain and America was a revolution that altered the economy and the standard way of life. The Revolution took place during the 18th and 19th century and took a primarily agricultural society and industrialized it. After learning to use the power from rivers to provide power to factories‚ it began a whole new era of mass production and a more variety of goods. This effected the textile and iron industry the most but eventually made way for increased transportation

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    Healthcare and nursing in the 1900-1919 period would change history forever. Nursing during this time would change from the traditional bedside nursing at home to a more institutional based nursing within the hospitals (Porter-O’Grady‚ T. 2004). In the Early 20th century most nursing education was hospital based and students learned by doing. Care was now being delivered at the hospitals. Organized medicine begins to emerge with the American Medical Association (AMA) reorganizing as the national

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    During the industrial revolution‚ children and adults were forced to worked in factories. These factories had controversial working conditions. The workers were forced to work thirteen or fourteen hours a day. Many of theses people were forced move from their farms into the major city to work in these factories. Many people had strong opinions on whether the conditions in the factory were safe enough or suitable for the people working there. Some doctors believe that working here was beneficial for

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    Chapter 1 industrial Change in england 1780–1820 Until late in the eighteenth century‚ most of england’s output of woollens‚ worsteds‚ linens‚ fustians and cottons was produced by families in their own homes or in communal workshops. Children were fully involved in family units of production‚ learning to assist in a variety of ways from an early age.1 Work was flexible and was distributed among family members less by gender or even age than by availability and competing demands of the household

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    A happy or satisfied worker can have many reasons; he/she can have a high salary‚ good working hours‚ bonus holidays‚ or an excellent position in the company. Every individual is satisfied differently. But do happy workers stay over-time or perform better than unhappy workers? According to the book‚ Organizational Behavior‚ organizations with more satisfied employees tend to be more effective than organizations with fewer satisfied employees. Happy workers are now related to organizational

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    century‚ the United Sates had become the ideal destination for immigrant workers. Immigrants from various countries all over the world flocked to America in hopes of finding work in the growing industrial sector. Many immigrants that migrated to America had intentions of either establishing a life for themselves in the states or sending money back home to support their families in their home countries (Goldberg‚ ed. 7‚ The American Journey‚ 523). The type of work that immigrants could find depended mainly

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    The industrial revolution had a number of consequences on the entire set up of the American civilization whose effects are still felt to the present moment. The effects triggered both productive as well as harmful effects on the contemporary American society. The industrial revolution led to the development of cities and other metropolises as a result of rural to urban migration that was sparked by the people’s need to move closer to the industries so as to acquire job opportunities (Lehrman).  The

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    04/10/12 Global Block: E The Industrial Revolution was a major achievement in history. The Industrial Revolution began in the 18th century; people started understanding things better and new inventions that made life easier were made. Inventors started using natural resources such as coal and iron to make factory machines. The machines in factories

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    its citizens to become the leading industrial power in the world. As historians have reviewed their great achievements historians have become critics questioning how honest the fortunes of these leaders were. They pondered the tactics of great leaders such as John D. Rockefeller‚ J. Pierpont Morgan‚ and Andrew Carnegie. The morals of these businessmen and their strategies were the leading topic of discussion‚ whether to classify them as "robber barons" or "industrial statesmen". Glancing at the achievements

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    Migrant Labor in the 1930s 1. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/327750?terms=migrant+workers+1930s Migrant workers are an important and inexpensive source of labor. They migrate from place to place in search of work. 2. John Steinbeck wrote a book‚ Grapes of Wrath‚ about migrant workers and the Dust Bowl. http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/327750?terms=migrant+workers+1930s 3. The agricultural‚ mining‚ and construction industries in California and the border states

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