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    The Industrial Revolution: a time of change and excitement. Inventions changed the working world forever and allowed‚ for those who had the opportunity‚ great wealth. In this period‚ inventions such as the cotton gin and spinning jenny changed textile mills forever‚ which in turn shaped the cities of England and the people who lived in them. Yet in this time of great wealth and prosperity for some came about many evils for the working class‚ including unfair pay and work hours from very young ages

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    Considered one of the most significant revolutions in recorded history‚ the Industrial Revolution was so influential in Britain that it was able to change society on multiple levels. Britain changed from a predominantly agriculture based country to an industrial giant and tripled the country’s population‚ but also was responsible for the lowering of standards of living due to large scale urbanization‚ shortened life expectancy‚ the commonplace of child labour‚ and the creation of mass production

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    In the Industrial Revolution‚ there were two types of people‚ Capitalist like factory workers such as bourgeoisie. And there was also Socialist such as Marx and Engels‚ Proletariat. Socialists disliked the capitalist because of bad working conditions‚ unsafe working conditions bad wages.The workers during the industrial revolution disliked the capitalist because of horrendous working and living conditions and bad wages like unsanitary living conditions‚ badly ventilated working areas‚ machines spat

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    Change‚ something we want but doesn’t always come easy to us. Positive change is what can improve conditions‚ lives and in turn increase the happiness of a person. America in 1900 was a place needing improvement. Something needed to be done but people had a difference in opinion of how effectively execute actions that would bring change. The expansion of government power and power of the president caused the necessary change needed in the progressive era. Cooperations were a block to people’s pursuit

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    given to the miners and their families would need (Trueman). The places they moved were not much better for the families there. Working in mines and factories were unsanitary for anyone to be working in because hygiene was not that important during the Industrial Revolution. Smoke would be everywhere surrounding the factories and not healthy for workers (Trinder 609). The health of people were bad because when they worked with cotton thread was usually damp combined with warm conditions. Going straight

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    the impacts of the industrial revolution through the people of Britain. The two main focus areas are living conditions and the nature of work. An evaluation will be made about the impacts‚ positive and negative. The industrial revolution began in 1760 and lasted until 1840. It altered the economy and society immensely and led to some of the most significant inventions known today. It introduced industrialisation and urbanisation to our world. Living conditions during the Industrial revolution were

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    History of fashion 1900-1990 What a Difference 100 Years Makes Looking back over fashion trends for the past 100 years can only cause one to marvel at the drastic changes that have occurred‚ often in lockstep with societal changes. Women’s liberation‚ for example‚ can be visually measured through the evolution from suffocating corsets to jersey fabrics to bikinis. A timeline of the past century shows how the times have changed. During ancient times people wore limited clothing made from animal

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    was a lack of hygiene during the industrial revolution. There was no knowledge of sanitary care‚ so disease spread very fast. Soon air‚ water‚ and other necessities became unsafe to consume because of all the pollution caused by the factories. People would live in overcrowded cities in damp and dirty homes‚ which would cause them to get sick. In most cities there were no washing facilities and pigs were let to get rid of the waste on the streets‚ so living in a city during this time would be very

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    GKE1 Task 4 During the time period of 1780-1850 the United States and Great Britain were part of the Industrial Revolution. This revolution was a time of many changes with technology and scientific advancements. Many changes happened during the revolution that changed the way people worked‚ lived and survived. The Industrial Revolution included many changes to production of goods and materials. More technology-advanced equipment was able to change the way food‚ textiles‚ steel and chemicals

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    Professor Henry Clark HIST 1220 13 April 2014 Paper Option B The characterization of working conditions during the Industrial Revolution has been a source of great debate for many since the early nineteenth century. Some have argued that working conditions during the period were despicable and unhealthy while others claim that the mere presence of factories was an indicator of social and economic growth‚ a welcome change to the agriculturally based and less affluent society of the past. No matter what

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