Industrial revolution During the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries Great Britain became the first country to industrialize. It changed the way in which many products‚ including cloth and textiles were manufactured‚ but all that farming was the main livelihood of most citizens. In fact‚ three quarters of Britain’s population lived in the countryside and farming was the predominant occupation. Overall‚ life was pretty hard. People worked on farms and had to use their own strength to plough
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Life During the Pre-Industrial Revolution The American Industrial Revolution was considered a period of time where America was going through “its aging stage.” Life before the Industrial Revolution was mainly revolved around agriculture and hand-made products. People earned their living by working at home‚ since most of their manufactured goods were often made in their cottage using only hand tools or simple inventions‚ such as old spinning wheels and the wooden plow. These simple tools produced
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During the Industrial Revolution‚ the use of child labour was very common. Most families did not have enough money and so‚ their children had to work to bring money into the household. They had to work long hours in dangerous conditions getting little to no pay. Children were useful in the workforce because of their size allowing them to fit in small spaces in mines or factories where adults couldn’t fit. Working conditions were harsh‚ they would have to wake up very early and then work for as long
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The industrial revolution had a great impact on Europe‚ especially when it comes to social and economic aspects‚ since they underwent a great change during the period. Still‚ whether the industrial revolution was positive or negative as a whole depends on if you focus on either of these two aspects. Optimists will say that it was good‚ and they’ll focus on the favourable consequences on economy. Pessimists‚ however‚ will focus on social aspects‚ since society suffered a decline as to way of life
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Revolutions are turning points in History. This is because revolutions involve a drastic change in the system and when revolutions happen‚ there are many positive and negative impacts. This will be easier to understand if I use an example‚ the industrial revolution‚ to show you. The Industrial Revolution began in the middle 1700’s in Britain and involves a drastic change in the system. We can tell this because there was a shift from an agrarian‚ handicraft and labour-intensive economy to an
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The industrial revolution that began in Europe changed society in many ways. Some of these changes were positive while others were negative. The industrial revolution had no laws‚ little pay‚ no jobs and was very unsanitary. Children had no education‚ worked in factories with their mother. The factory owners did not care about their employees working conditions. But the great thing is that they started to build inventions to help people have an easier living. New technology made productions of goods
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The Industrial Revolution Abstract This paper will describe The Industrial Revolution. I will discuss at least two (2) developments of industrialization that positively affected American lives or the United States and two (2) developments of industrialization that negatively affected American lives or the United States in general. Furthermore‚ I will give an analysis of whether or not industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United
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****** Honors World History 5th Period Industrialization The industrialized nation‚ now known as Great Britain‚ had many factors to fuel its rise. During the rise of the first industrialized nation‚ many changes occurred such as new inventions. The rise of Great Britain was fueled by: the factors of production‚ social‚ political‚ and economic climate‚ and some brand new inventions to help ease the everyday lives of Great Britain. The rise of industrialized Great Britain was fueled by factors
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Many cultural changes took place during French revolution. It took away many traditional systems of old government and furnished a new revolutionary culture. The three major culture changes were the transformation of academies‚ libraries‚ museums and monuments‚ introduction of new political enlightenment and the beginning of Napoleonic Era. Academies‚ libraries‚ museums and monuments were institutions which was mainly a part of old administrations. With the French revolution‚ these institutions
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The Industrial Revolution which took place in the 18th century was a pivotal time for most of the world. This revolution brought on the inventions of many different things and helped improve many businesses income and production rate. With the increase in business operations came the increase in urban population. For example‚ most people created businesses in the cities which brought more people in looking for employment. This caused poor living conditions for many‚ because they were left with
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