and effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment combined to create a new world view. This‚ in turn‚ led to the creation of new technology and organizations like the British Royal Society of Arts focused on progress and Enlightenment ideals. The Agricultural Revolution and enclosure movements led to increased agricultural productivity and produced a pool of potential workers to work in new factories‚ leading to ability for industrial change. Natural resources
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The question as to why the Industrial Revolution occurred in Western Europe and not anywhere else in the world like China is indeed a very intriguing matter. There is no doubt that the Industrial Revolution‚ an accelerated technological innovation did indeed happen as the same reason as all technological innovations which is to reduce labour costs. However‚ to posit that that is the only reason that the Industrial Revolution occurred could be huge blunder. Hence‚ akin to what E.H. Carr once said
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The industrial revolution was a time when countries such as Britain and France began to modernize and develop more goods for the general public. This innovation of manufacture led to a large demand of goods by the general public. This demand could only be accomplished by enforcing a large workforce to do the labor of creating the manufactured products. Although this large workforce resulted in modernization of the country as well as an economic boost‚ the industrial revolution also caused
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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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CONFERENCE OF “INTERNATIONALISATION AND e-COMMERCE” Organised by Chamber of Commerce Very good morning to Mr Chairman‚ special guest‚ speaker‚ businessman or businesswoman and to all lucky person who site here today. First at all‚ I would like to thanks to our organiser‚ Chamber of Commerce that invite me to give a talk in this main session. In my remarks today‚ I will briefly review on the “Internationalisation and e-Commerce”. Before that‚ for your information‚ I’m Information System Manager
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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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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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Industrial Revolution DBQ In the late 1700’s‚ the Industrial Revolution began in England creating both positive and negative effects on both the economic and social life of the people in England. The results of these effects have been taken in by numerous perspectives such as people who worked in factories‚ the factory owners themselves‚ the government and others who have witnessed the conditions in the cities at the time of the Industrial Revolution. For many children‚ the Industrial
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