The industrial revolution began in the 1700’s in England and rapidly grew throughout the rest of Europe. It was supposed to change society for the better and improve life. There was a variety of new inventions and products that gave people a new way of getting things done. While some of these effects were positive‚ however‚ some turned out to be negative instead. At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ many hardships had to be overcome‚ causing great grief to most of the population
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world and society around them evolves. What I’m getting at is that I don’t believe that there is one cause for the Industrial Revolution. After reviewing the resources presented‚ it seems that there is a sequence of events that leads to any revolution. However‚ speaking with the Industrial Revolution in mind‚ the elements that appear to have contributed most to the Industrial Revolution are the increasing population‚
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Introduction The Industrial revolution marked a major turning point in human lifestyle and how we see things nowadays. It changed our environment from hand work to machinery. I believe that even it didn’t start in England in the 1800’s. At some point in time it would have also been formed. . Not only did society develop the ability to have more things faster‚ it would be able to develop better things. These industrialization processes continue today. Transportation
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The Industrial Revolution has been a big impact in the American History and today. It all started in the late 1700s‚ but before it all began there was a different world‚ a world without machines‚ technology‚ and jobs. Before the Industrial revolution people lived in rural areas such as farmlands‚ small towns‚ and villages. The families would work for themselves‚ all food planted was consumed by each and every family. Children would help to plant crops‚ churn butter‚ milk cows‚ and tend farm animals
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factories and machinery arose. “The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization‚” Stephen Gardiner. From this revolution production expanded and new technology flourished‚ there was also increased pollution and dangerous work environments‚ all which shaped society physically‚ socially‚ and economically. The purpose of any industrial revolution is to make craft and skills absolute. Many viewed this revolution to exceed those expectations. Inventors
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Dozens of factors contributed to the rise of the Industrial Revolution but the inventions are the most important‚ such as the Spinning Jenny‚ the Telephone‚ and the Steam Engine. Before the Spinning Jenny was produced‚ workers would have to spin yarn on a spinning wheel with only one spindle. This was a laborious task and took way too much time. In 1764‚ James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny‚ which allowed workers to spin yarn on eight spindles. The Spinning Jenny rapidly increased the process
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Women’s Work in the Industrial Revolution The industrial revolution swept through Europe and North America during the 19th century‚ affecting the class structure‚ economy‚ government‚ and even the religious practices of everyone who lived in or did commerce with these new "industrialized nations." It made the modern age possible‚ but it was not without its "growing pains." The position of women before the industrial revolution was often equivalent to chattel‚ and then as now‚ they were expected
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Industrial Revolution (DBQ) The Industrial Revolution had a positive and negative affect on the new world. Bringing many new inventions‚ factories‚ and transportation. The factories produced items faster and the new invention of ships and vehicles made trade move quicker and farther. Was this all a positive affect on the world? Some would argue that it was not. In document 1 we see an excerpt from an interview with a man (Joseph Hebergam) that worked in one of the various factories. Joseph
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One of the causes of the industrial revolution is child labor. This made up a lot of the revolution because the child labor was really bad. The children cleaned the machinery and could sometimes lose their limbs. Another cause is the new inventions in the industrial factories. With the new inventions came new jobs and opportunities. However‚ with new jobs in bigger cities caused many people to move. With everyone moving to the city for better jobs‚ the apartments were very packed. Usually the
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The following is mirrored from its source at: http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98oct/industry.htm The NEXT Industrial Revolution by William McDonough and Michael Braungart October 1998 The Atlantic "Eco-efficiency‚" the current industrial buzzword‚ will neither save the environment nor foster ingenuity and productivity‚ the authors say. They propose a new approach that aims to solve rather than alleviate the problems that industry makes In the spring of 1912 one of the largest moving objects
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