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    Question 1) What was the industrial revolution? When did it occur? How did industrialisation lead to the creation of the design profession? How was the industrial manufacturing of making products new and what role did the designer play in creating new products? The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries‚ was a period during which rural societies in Europe and America became industrial and urban. (www.history.com 2013-08-22) Prior to this the manufacture of

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    The Industrial Revolution negatively affected the lives of poor British children. 1. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 18th century‚ in which new technology was being discovered at an alarming rate. 2. The Industrial Revolution had brought numbers of young children into mines and factories where they worked long hours in dangerous and filthy conditions. 3. The Industrial Revolution perpetuated the class system in Great Britain by forcing the lower classes to work for

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    The Industrial Revolution happened after the Agricultural Revolution had taken place. This advance in the farming communities had required less people to work the land. Therefore‚ there were more young people available to marry at younger ages‚ which lead to a population boom. In the mid -1700s the population in Britain was 5.7 million‚ by the end of the century the population increased to 8.7 million people. As a result‚ there was abundant of a raw resource and this was children. Just the raw material

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    1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries‚ but they have destabilized society‚ have made life unfulfilling‚ have subjected human beings to indignities‚ have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen

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    Next‚ with their large workforce and willing enterprises‚ Britain revolutionized agriculture. Due to the government providing cheap labor for mines‚ and forming enterprises to expand and export their goods Britain was able to begin their Industrial Revolution before the rest of Europe. The Netherlands‚ France‚ and the German states were equal in power to that of Britain. Both possessed possibly greater wealth‚ employed greater economies‚ contained equal education‚ and had equal tradesmen. However

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    The American Revolution was a war for independence by the American colonies against Great Britain during 1775 to 1783. This created a brand new United States. After that‚ American Civil War was happened from 1861 to 1865. The Union won the war. The major causes of the Civil War was the United States of America and the Confederate States of America‚ a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861 and formed their own country in order to protect the institution of slavery

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    The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing process that occurred in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. Men‚ women and children suffered in harsh conditions. There was long working hours in factories that had machines that were unsafe. Sometimes a worker could lose their arm if they weren’t careful. The worker also became sick because of the unsanitary conditions and the dust down in coal mines. Women were hired more than men because they could be

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    harsh working conditions in industrial cities during the industrial revolution‚ and diseases that spread through the cities. There are two positive changes that happened in the U.S. the first positive change was for population. During the 1800’s urban population grew in total from about .4 million to about 6.1 million. The population was largest in the northeast part of the United States.(doc.2) The population grew in the U.S. because of goods being produced and industrial factories. With larger population

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    Industrial Revolution Part 1 of 3 The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transportation‚ and technology had a profound effect on the social‚ economic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom‚ then subsequently spread throughout Western Europe‚ North America‚ Japan‚ and eventually the rest of the world. The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of

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    Did the Industrial Revolution Lead to a Sexual Revolution? The industrial revolution happened during late 1700’s‚ as well as in early 1800’s. During industrial revolution big change happened within industrial technique and product demand. Historian agree that 1750 to 1850 the illegitimacy significantly increase in all regions of Europe. This is also correlates with the period of industrial revolution. Did the capitalistic labor force influence young women to be more open to sex? Is industrial revolution

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