1.0 Introduction Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750s to 1850s. It was first started in Great Britain particularly in England then spread to Western Europe‚ japan and northern America as well as rest of the world. This industrial revolution was a process where machines take over the functions of hand tools‚ thus‚ the production increase. Many new machines were invented by the inventors in this period‚ for example‚ James watt invented the steam engine in 1755 to pump water out of mines.
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Between World War I and World War II America went through events in the political‚ economical and social areas that would change the face of the nation forever. The various eras- World War I‚ the Roaring Twenties‚ The Great Depression & the New Deal‚ and World War II each had separate issues that caused changes in relation to class‚ gender‚ domestic and international affairs. Although many of these events were only effective temporarily‚ others still show a strong influence today. Movements such
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Historians have different opinions on how the Civil War impacted the nation’s industrialization: positively or negatively. During the war‚ manufacturing increased greatly and the number of factories in the North doubled. However‚ men were also being shipped off to both armies to fight‚ leaving
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distributed around the country‚ as well as the rest of the world. That led to the invention of canals. In the early days of the Industrial Revolution (around 1750)‚ roads simply could not handle heavy goods and the vehicles needed to move these produces did not exist.5 The first canal was completed in 1761 by an engineer called James Brindley who was commissioned by Duke Bridgewater. The big advantages to using canals were that manufacturers could ship more products and heavy goods (such as coal iron and
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Effects of the Cold War on Canada The distrust between the Western World and Communists‚ as well as the conditions after WWII caused the Cold War to begin. From 1946 to 1991 a mass arms race rose and Canada was stuck in between the grudge of capitalism and communism. The Cold War affected Canada through Canadian citizens fear of being nuked‚ sexism against women and the unfair treatment towards communists & socialists. With Canada’s ally the United States partaking in the Cold War with the Soviet
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fittest to war and economic competition and the main one racism‚ which was encouraged by Social Darwinism. By the late 1800’s many Europeans and Americans claimed that the success of Western civilization was due to the supremacy of the white race. Racism did end up taking on until the Civil War and created huge disputes in history. Additionally economy created a huge change in industrialization‚ the cause of economy to change is because of all the new inventions of technology and factories and workers with
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increased Canada’s population rate by 20%. The most impact that the baby boomers caused was the change in demands. Overall‚ this more generation expected a much more luxurious life. As there were more babies‚ the demand of Canada was overwhelmed as they did not have many supplies to create all of these aspects the baby boomers needed. The demand for food increased along with the other essentials. If a country is unable to provide for their citizens then it has a high chance of leading into starvation health
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William Leggett was a masterful thinker and far well beyond his colleagues. His writings and thoughts were not only accurate for society during his time but also hold true to modern day economics. Leggett’s main appeal towards corporations was that once governmentalized‚ they became abruptly a part of an economic infrastructure that was not in favor of the people‚ but designed instead to allow the government to discredit the individual and create a class system that required more government intervention
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Main reason for Britain to colonize America was for resources. It provided crops and raw materials which meant that England did not have to import these items. The English wanted raw materials in America now‚ and before they bought them from European countries for a high price (in gold and money). By colonizing America Britain wanted to solve economic problems. It wanted to
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The stock market crash of 1929 negatively affected millions of Americans by decreasing the economy‚ turning millions of money into nothing‚ hurting our agriculture‚ and doubling the unemployment rate. It was an austere time for Americans as they tried to find jobs to sustain their families‚ and it lasted for about a decade. The stock market crash became known to everyone as the Great Depression‚ which started in October of 1929. The stock market prices were gradually dropping‚ and economic uncertainty
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