There is no question that the Industrial Revolution had an enormous impact on American society between 1870 and 1940‚ but the question is what kind of an impact did it have during this period. The overall effect of the Industrial Revolution turned out to be a positive push towards modernization in America. As Stephen Gardiner‚ a British architect and writer during the 20th century‚ said‚ “The Industrial Revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization
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set the farmers in West Precinct to break away. According to the legend‚ however‚ it was Leif Erickson and the Vikings who had first visited and colonized Waltham‚ as early as around the year 1000. Waltham played a crucial role in the American Industrial Revolution. Established in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell and his fellow entrepreneurs (known as the Boston Associates)‚ the Boston Manufacturing Company transformed the country’s textile industry. The integrated spinning and weaving factory built
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with‚ the life will go slower and most importantly‚ time managing and even communicating will seem to get harder in the absence of these machines. Now imagine earlier generations during their childhood years. How did they move from place to place? How did they communicate? The industrial revolution was the process of change from an agrarian and handicraft economy to one dominated by industry and machine manufacturing. Being industrialized means using the power of machines instead of labor and humans
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reforms came out of these investigations? The Second Industrial Revolution (1840-1900) James Hager Touro University International HIS# 101 Professor Dr. Amarjit Gill Module 1 (Case Assignment) During the industrial revolution many factories and mines did everything they could to exploit women and children by having them work in less than desirable conditions. Women and child labor was used for many years in many different industrial positions that would normally only be worked by men
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Internet) into large‚ meaningful projects‚ mostly without traditional hierarchical organization.” Example can be facebook and other online communities. 10. 1st Industrial revolution: mechanization of the textile industry began in Britain. 2nd industrial revolution: in Amercia with the era of mass production. 3rd industrial revolution: everything goes digital‚ less labor‚ no economies of
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Asta Vaughn AP World History February 5‚ 2015 Period 5 Industrial Revolution DBQ The Industrial Revolution was the turning point of the 19th century‚ which paved the way for many of today’s modern machines and technologies. Notable advances during the Industrial revolution include steam powered engines‚ the telegraph‚ and the telephone. However‚ human operated machines for producing cloth ade the process of producing textile much more efficient‚ and
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The Industrial Revolution was a chain of events that transformed an agricultural society to an urbanized society. It first started in Britain‚ then began in Europe and North America‚ and then grew throughout the whole world. The Industrial Revolution was a good change that made a difference all over the world. It was a good change because of the Textile Industry‚ New Technology‚ and Big Business. The Textile Industry brought a very good change during the Industrial Revolution. This was when British
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Industrial Revolution (DBQ) England‚ the lead world superpower at the time‚ had both the financial and intellectual resources available to put into research and development for Industrial Revolution to begin in England. Being an economic beacon they tended to attract the smartest and most motivated individuals‚ who were in need of work‚ to England. Economic pressures in the textile business‚ which England dominated‚ started to drive toward industrialized factories. The increase of economic efficiently
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Have you ever wondered how some of the inventions we use today came about and how they became so popular? Well for textiles‚ steam power‚ iron making‚ machine tools‚ transportation‚ and many other inventions the answer to that question is the Industrial Revolution. Though there many advantages to this time period many believe that this time period was a curse. They believe that because of the poor living conditions‚ unsafe working conditions in the factories‚ and the disregard of workers rights.
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The Industrial revolution affected all aspects of the American life‚ & it provoked more changes than expected. First‚ the industrial revolution expanded the US effectively. Railroads wouldn’t be in existence and to the extent that they are now if it had not been for the Industrial Revolution. Due to Industrialization‚ it allowed a huge production of rail and rolling stock to go on rails. Soon‚ railroads would begin to spread all across the United States & eventually reaching the Pacific‚ and it quickly
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