Name ______________________________ The year is 1877 and Robert is living in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Robert migrated from what is now present-day Slovakia to Great Britain to seek out a better life for himself and his family. Robert is a well-known activist who has spoken out against harsh working conditions in coal mines. Since the only work available for Robert is in a coal mine‚ he has toned down his activism and has “laid low” as he wants to keep his job. However
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1. Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? While the French Revolution was opening a new political era‚ another revolution was transforming economic and social life. This was the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain around the mid eighteen hundreds and started to influence the rest of Europe and then the world. It was a rapid period that brought about radical changes. The Industrial Revolution is usually defined as the shift from agrarian revolution to one based on the products
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system b) Few workers c) Centered in household 2. Middle a) Larger units of production b) Rise of protoindustrial factories c) Water and wind power 3. Final a) Factory system b) Technological advances c) Brought together skilled workers d) Urbanization 4. Factory system a) Stations with different tasks b) High productivity c) Unskilled workers d) Horrible working conditions e) Protests (Luddites) B. The Early Spread of Industrialization 1. UK a) Attempted to monopolize industrialization b) Forbade
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Perhaps the most basic human need is eating. Over the course of human existence there has been a dramatic shift in the variety of food available and how it is obtained. More recently‚ revolutions in agriculture‚ industry and life-style have all inflated rates of obesity in developed nations‚ so much so that it can be effectively described as an epidemic. Transformations in agriculture‚ industry and life-style have also resulted in great environmental devastations‚ accentuating our interdependent
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2. How did the Industrial Revolution transform society? During the 1700’s‚ manufacturing companies in Britain began producing goods in a completely new way that would soon spread across Europe and then across the world. Inventors built remarkable machines. New forms of power‚ such as steam‚ replaced the strength of human and animals. The factory system of making goods also came into use. All of these advances affected patterns of living as well as working. Because society was so transformed‚ this
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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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scientific movement in the 18th century was a critical part of history‚ as it ushered in some of the most important scientific finds built upon the discoveries of the 16th and 17th centuries‚ such as Bacon’s scientific method and Galileo’s astronomy research. The
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American Revolution DBQ AP US History Mr. Hodgson Question From the late 1760s to July 4‚1776‚ American colonists moved from merely protesting the decisions of King and Parliament to a Declaration of Independence and a Revolutionary War to overthrow that authority. Using both your own knowledge and the documents provided‚ identify and discuss the turning points which marked this changing relationship. Document A Document B SOURCE: George Hewes‚ 1773 - Firsthand
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1. What were the consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution and why does Hobsbawm call it the central event of the 20th century? There were many consequences from the Bolshevik revolution. Farmland was distributed among farmers‚ and factories are given to workers. The banks were nationalized and a national council was assembled to run the economy. Russia pulled out of World War I‚ signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk‚ conceding lots of land to Germany. Civil war‚ between Bolshevik (“red”) and anti-Bolshevik
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In the nineteenth century‚ Manchester‚ England‚ became an industrial powerhouse‚ growing immensely not only in size‚ but in economic value for its excellent production rates and its industrial fruits. There was a downside to Manchester’s industrial prowess‚ however. The conditions in which the people worked were awful. Even through this though‚ the people stood up for themselves‚ and through protests and revolts‚ by the end of the nineteenth century the working force of Manchester had gained better
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