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    Study Guide Unit 1: Industrial Revolution Chapter 25 Section 1 Students should be able to explain what conditions led to the Industrial Revolution beginning in Great Britain Great Britain had a vast amount of natural resources required for the I.R. but its economy was in very good shape and It was very politically stable. Students should be able to define the term Factors of Production and be able to explain the terms land‚ labor‚ physical capital and entrepreneurship. Describe how the railroad

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    B Q PAGE 353 Write a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A–H and your knowledge of the period to answer the following question: To what extent is it justified to characterize the industrial leaders of the 1865–1900 era as either “robber barons” or “industrial statesmen”? DOCUMENT A. Q: How is the freight and passenger pool working?
W.V.: Very satisfactorily. I don’t like that expression “pool‚” how- ever‚ that’s a common construction applied by the people to a combi-

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    thousands more joined Soon after this ready-to-wear pre-made clothing was very popular with Sailors and unmarried men and during the Civil War the factories satisfy the needs for uniforms by increasing the production of the clothing tremendously(Industrial Evolution) Not

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    Inventions during the Industrial Revolution (Anaesthesia) Inventions like the light bulb dominate modern-day history books‚ however‚ anyone facing surgery would have to be compelled to agree with the very fact that anaesthesia was one of the most necessary inventions during the Industrial Revolution. Before the invention of anaesthesia‚ the fix for a given ailment was often far worse than the ailment itself. One of the greatest challenges during that period occurred when Doctor’s had to pull a tooth

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    The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s‚ caused the transition between the grueling manual labor we now consider archaic to machines still used in factories to this day. With this newfound efficiency‚ however‚ came a whole slew of unforeseen problems‚ many of which related to the bad conditions in which the working class was placed. Although many of these problems were unique in their solutions‚ many others could be solved with the application of socialist

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    Child Labor at Industrial Revolution Child labor is the idea of forcing adolescent children into hazardous tasks working under ruthless circumstances and surrounded by an unsafe environment. Children are valuable and precious therefore‚ they should not be mistreated and allowed to experience misery and suffering at such a young age. Problems‚ disagreements‚ injuries‚ and death have all been caused by child labor. Child labor was the worst issue that provoked acute social‚ mental‚ and physical

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    Since the start of mankind‚ the human race has gone through many improvements but the biggest one is right now in 1830‚ the Industrial Revolution. Although there are many negatives the positives outweigh them. For example‚ Education‚ Modern inventions‚ and industrial production are all positives that are coming out of the revolution. As of right now we are the only country going through this phase and its great having all this technology make life easier like  steam engine and springing jenny.    

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    In the late 18th century and into the early 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution began in Europe. Starting with Great Britain‚ countries began producing modern technology- such as steam engines‚ factories‚ ships‚ tools‚ and other useful technology. With the new factories quickly producing goods‚ powerful European countries needed new markets to sell goods‚ an abundance of resources‚ more land‚ and power‚ so they turned to Africa. However‚ every European country wanted a slice of Africa‚ and there

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    Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt  1. How might beer have influenced the transition from hunting and gathering (Paleolithic) to agricultural-based (Neolithic) societies? people settled down to make beer out of barley and such 2. What does this history of beer in the ancient world tell us about the early civilizations? What it tells us really are essentially two things: first‚ that somehow ancient civilizations understood in some form or manner that the water was not "safe" to drink in some regions

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    The industrial revolution has made a major impact on our lifestyle. It impacted todays voting rights‚ job regulations‚ and sanitation regulations. Products in today’s society are inexpensive due to the successes of the industrial revolution. Before the 17th century‚ products were expensive because nothing was mass-produced. Now in modern time‚ mass production made items affordable and a better lifestyle. The social issues mainly consisted poor living conditions and sanitation. The tenements they

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