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    Inventions during the Industrial Revolution (Anaesthesia) Inventions like the light bulb dominate modern-day history books‚ however‚ anyone facing surgery would have to be compelled to agree with the very fact that anaesthesia was one of the most necessary inventions during the Industrial Revolution. Before the invention of anaesthesia‚ the fix for a given ailment was often far worse than the ailment itself. One of the greatest challenges during that period occurred when Doctor’s had to pull a tooth

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    The industrial revolution has made a major impact on our lifestyle. It impacted todays voting rights‚ job regulations‚ and sanitation regulations. Products in today’s society are inexpensive due to the successes of the industrial revolution. Before the 17th century‚ products were expensive because nothing was mass-produced. Now in modern time‚ mass production made items affordable and a better lifestyle. The social issues mainly consisted poor living conditions and sanitation. The tenements they

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    to the industrial revolution in the modern world. The Orient has been assumed as a part of the world which was all mud‚ disease‚ death‚ and destruction with marauding mobs of barbarians ripping down the good of former civilization‚ burning and plundering as they went‚ nothing of any worth was invented? In a period considered to be the darkest of all in Europe‚ Dark ages or should be known as Golden ages‚ there was a part of the Orient which has the greatest impact on the industrial revolution. By omitting

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    Why the Industrial Revolution Begun England had experienced all of the forerunners of industrialization in the previous century: an agricultural revolution‚ cottage industry‚ and an expanded commercial revolution. These developments had built surplus capital which allowed them to progress. England also had an abundance of resources to kick-start their revolution. Their shortage of wood as a source of energy led them to search for other alternatives which lead them to coal. England’s geography provided

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    Jonathan Hoffman 9/19/2012 1101 Impact of the Industrial Revolution on American Society The Industrial Revolution‚ simply described as a widespread replacement of manual labor by machines‚ began in Great Britain in the mid 18th century and quickly spread throughout Western Europe and to the United States. By changing where and how goods were produced‚ our society transformed from mainly agriculturally based to one in which more emphasis is now put on industries and manufacturing. Goods that

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    Industrial/Agrarian Revolution Notes: Agrarian Revolution: - before life expectancy was 20-30 - Education was a privilege not a right - no sewage systems - 80% of pop. was farmers - Enclosure Acts! - Cheeper food - small scale farmers had to move to towns and cities to seek jobs - city pop. rose - farming less difficult - farming: Survival > Business - 1750 ~15% lived in towns - 1850 ~50% lived in towns - 1880 ~80% lived in towns The population explosion: The social and economic effect of

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    The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries‚ was a period where America became industrial and urban. Industrialization brought about variety of manufactured goods and an improved standard of living for. While in Ireland the Famine years began and nearly a million Irish arrived in the United States. Irish immigrants were the first big wave of poor refugees ever to arrive in the U.S. Upon arrival in America‚ the Irish found out that with no one to help them‚ they immediately

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    The Industrial Revolution was an explosive moment of historical economic‚ political‚ and social change. The emergence of technology and resulting societal transformation inspired art movements that reevaluated the perception of and around art and artists. One essential product of the Industrial Revolution was the invention of the camera. Through analysis of its effect‚ we can timeline the way the camera and new technological processes affected the perception of value in art originals vs reproductions

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    During the industrial revolution‚ however‚ smoke from the factories killed the lichens. As a result this exposed darker tree bark.. Scientists began to notice that there was increasing numbers of dark-colored moths. This change is called industrial melanism which is a darkening caused by industry. The appearance of the darker colored moths might suggest that the moths evolved to suit their surroundings. There is also more to the story. Both kinds of peppered moths existed before the industrial revolution

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    Working condition Many of us have heard of industrial revolution where everything started our neighbourhood and economy and how a revolution of our technology started during the 1800s. it was any time when people acquire. it was an occasion which predominantly‚ societies inside U. S and also Britain became professional and urban. Before in Industrial Wave‚ which began in Britain inside late 1700s‚ creation was often accomplished in people’s residences‚ using basic house tools and or maybe simple

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