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    LIFE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Industrialization- As American factories grew‚ they no longer needed to employ skilled workers who had spent years learning their particular trade. Instead‚ they could hire unskilled laborers who performed simple tasks and worked for lower wages. As a result‚ American factory work became "deskilled" after the Civil War. WORKING CONDITIONS -Even in good times wages were low‚ hours long and working conditions hazardous. -Little of the wealth which the nation

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    Have you ever wonder how transport was created? In the industrial revolution between the years‚ 1750-1901 transport had a big influence on the society and Economy. Transportation inventions picked up in 1800 seeing the creation. Railways‚ steamboats and roads. Transportation in Britain roads were badly built and maintained. The railway’s lines were not around and instead‚ they had carriages pulled by horses. Transportation was created to get one thing from point A to point B which could be people

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    Industrial revolution powered by child slaves? W hen the industrial first came to Britain and the United States‚ there was a high demand on labour. Many people migrated from rural country side to the newly industrialized cities to find work. However‚ things didn’t turn out as bright as they did. To survive in the lowest level of poverty‚ all the members in the family go to work. This led to high rise of child labour in factories. Children were not treated well‚ overworked and underpaid for a long

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    Social Impacts of the Industrial Revolution Economic History The most intriguing to me and the most important to the society‚ as many historians agree was the social impact of Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century. In fact‚ some historians like Rondo Cameron and R. M. Hartwell have ended up debating whether Industrial Revolution was an appropriate term for this revolution. Harold Perkin is another historian who shares the same viewpoint about Industrial Revolution as Cameron

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    Social Consequences The First Industrial Revolution is the name given to the years between 1780 and 1850 when agriculture was replaced by industry as the main wealth source in the Western world. With this major shift also came considerable societal disadvantages. I will justify my choice for the two most significant social consequences‚ the changes in family life and the penalties of child labor The role of the family was forever changed during the Industrial Revolution. When agriculture was the

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    How successful were the economicsocial and political policies of the Tsar’s government from 1894-1914? In 1894‚ Nicholas II ascended to the throne following the death of his father‚ Alexander III. Woefully unprepared for such a role‚ Nicholas II has been characterized as a naive and incompetent leader. At a time of enormous social and political change in Russia‚ Nicholas held fast to the outdated‚ autocratic policies and opposed reform of any kind. His inept handling of the military matters and

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    technological‚ social‚ and economic changes that took hold during the Industrial Revolution. Some examples of technological advances that took place are the steam engines‚ anesthesia‚ and the improvement of the quality of iron. Social changes that came about the industrial age are the beginning of a industrial middle class as well as an Industrial working class‚ labor unions were formed. A few economic developments were the rise of economists supporting utilitarianism and the laissez-faire economics. There

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    The Industrial Revolution was the period of transformation to new manufacturing process during the late 18th century. The revolution began in Great Britain and changed the economic and social structures in Great Britain. The emergence of the new sources of energy and power‚ and the invention of the new machines had a positive effect on the economic structure in term of increasing the industrial productivity. However‚ the poorly organized factory system during the revolution had a negative effect

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    American Revolution Essay Evaluate the politicalsocial‚ and economic causes and consequences of the American Revolution. During years 1763-1774‚ following the end of the French and Indian War‚ Britain‚ led by King George III‚ took disastrous steps to prevent Americans from rejecting British control. The cooperation between colonies led to widespread resistance‚ then rebellion‚ and lastly‚ to revolution. There were politicalsocial‚ and economic causes and consequences of the American Revolution. There

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    The Industrial Revolution was an era of technological breakthroughs that impacted the U.S. in several different ways. A lot of new things were happening during the Industrial Revolution‚ people were inventing many new things‚ there was a ton of immigration‚ and the economy was booming. Despite the seeming greatness of the Industrial Revolution‚ it was only positive in the long term‚ and negative in the short term. There are many reasons why the Industrial Revolution was a good thing‚ One reason

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