The Industrial Revolution was an innovative period of time between the mid-18th and 19th centuries that forever changed the lifestyle of people into a more urban lifestyle. The elevator‚ or‚ safety elevator as it was called at the time was invented by an American industrialist and entrepreneur. His name was Elisha Graves Otis. With this invention‚ Otis basically laid the foundation for all elevator stores and companies to come‚ and forever changed the look of urban areas and skyscrapers for the society
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The Second Industrial Revolution brought unity and prosperity to the once uneconomical Europe. Products such as railroads‚ coal‚ iron‚ and textiles‚ as well as the discovery of electricity‚ and use of chemicals‚ petroleum‚ and steel‚ are all contributes to what is referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution. These products brought improvement and advancement to all social classes. The Middle Class was profited greatly due to the Revolution. Some were even starting to merge with upper class
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Industrial Revolution (DBQ) England‚ the lead world superpower at the time‚ had both the financial and intellectual resources available to put into research and development for Industrial Revolution to begin in England. Being an economic beacon they tended to attract the smartest and most motivated individuals‚ who were in need of work‚ to England. Economic pressures in the textile business‚ which England dominated‚ started to drive toward industrialized factories. The increase of economic efficiently
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iron making‚ machine tools‚ transportation‚ and many other inventions the answer to that question is the Industrial Revolution. Though there many advantages to this time period many believe that this time period was a curse. They believe that because of the poor living conditions‚ unsafe working conditions in the factories‚ and the disregard of workers rights. The Industrial Revolution was from 1760 to 1820‚ it was a time of change old to new types of manufacturing. Such as‚ machine and new
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The Industrial Revolution was a period of major industrialisation that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s. The Industrial Revolution‚ beginning in Great Britain‚ quickly spread throughout the world. This time period saw the mechanisation of agriculture and textile manufacturing and a revolution in power (i.e.‚ steam ships and railroads) and had a massive effect on social‚ cultural and economic conditions. The Industrial Revolution had an enormous effect on Sport in Britain. Many changes
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Hey‚ I’m Tommie‚ I would tell you how old I am but I can’t remember. Now this Industrial revolution ain’t as great as they say. All us kids have become more popular for labour. Collieries‚ mills‚ factories. We do it all. I myself work in a colliery. Ever since the demand for coal has increased‚ the demand for children has also risen. In the colliery I work as a trapper‚ I have since I was six. I sit there in the darkness‚ for 12 hours a day‚ for 2 pennies a day. Me‚ me mother and father‚ George
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The Industrial Revolution occurred in Britain during the mid-18th to the early 19th century. One of the most poisonous and dangerous jobs in the Industrial Revolution was matchmaking where workers would dip the ends of match sticks into a hazardous chemical called phosphorus. The prime candidates to complete the job of matchmaking were young girls aged 4-16 years old who were known as ‘match girls’. These children worked‚ making matches‚ from 6:00 in the morning to almost 10:00 at night and were
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many ways that the American Civil War ushered in a new era of warfare. This period has remained largely unchanged for the past one-hundred and fifty-years. The industrial revolution‚ the impact of mass politics‚ and a revolution in fiscal policy all contributed to make the American Civil War the first modern war. The industrial revolution dramatically restructured manufacturing in Europe by the end of the
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machines and mass production of goods through them made a big change in the lives of people around the world and the progress through them was established through the Industrial Revolution which took place during the late 18th and the early 19th century in England. England was the first to initiate this revolution. The Industrial revolution led to a massive products of ready-made products. Intially the East India Company gave them he support for finance and expansion of their industries. In experimenting
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04/01/2014 UNIVERSITY OF MKAR‚ MKAR INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN THE WORLD; UMM/SMGT/O1O/895 SULE PAUL ONAH Abstract The word revolution implies a dramatic change and is usually used to describe a political event like the rejection of England’s rule. The term also can also be used to describe an economic upheaval. In an ‘industrial revolution’ there is a dramatic change from a society in which most people live in towns or cities. For example‚ when George Washington was president the vast majority
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