History Living Conditions: As the industrial revolution gathered pace‚ housing was needed for more and more workers. Some landlords seized the opportunity to exploit this situation. They made their profits by cramming as many poorly-built houses into as small a space as possible. Such as cramped‚ squalid living conditions proved the perfect breeding ground for disease. The new factories were like magnets. Made small tows overcrowded cities due to the knock on effect. The development of factories led
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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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Comparing and Contrasting the French and Industrial Revolutions The French Revolution and Industrial Revolution were both times of great change. The Industrial Revolution lasted over 100 years while the French Revolution lasted just over fifteen. Even though the two revolutions are very different in length‚ they have many similarities. In this paper I’m going to tell you four them and four differences. These two revolutions were the same in that both allowed for social mobility; both left behind
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The Industrial Revolution Abstract This paper will describe The Industrial Revolution. I will discuss at least two (2) developments of industrialization that positively affected American lives or the United States and two (2) developments of industrialization that negatively affected American lives or the United States in general. Furthermore‚ I will give an analysis of whether or not industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The Industrial Revolution began in the mid-1700s. It began in England and spread to Europe. Previously‚ goods were made by hand‚ but after machines made them. There were various reasons why the industrial revolution began in England. The most important reason was that one process led to another. Inventors were able to do with machines what used to be done by hand. The Industrial Revolution was about advances of machinery and technology. The main reason the Industrial
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uzia Slusarczyk 11/20/11 Industrial Revolution DBQ Per. 7 The Beginning of a Modern Era The Industrial Revolution began in the 1700’s where major changes occurred in technology‚ agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ and mining. It began in England‚ in the textile industry. This effected many people‚ mostly farmers. People had to change the way they lived and where they worked. The Industrial Revolution resulted in new jobs and cities‚ new technology‚ and increased productivity
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Hist 272: Kenneth Morgan- Britain was the first western country to undergo an industrial revolution. T.S. Ashton who first coined the phrase of the industrial revolution claimed that it started in 1760 and finished in 1830 Economic Advance by 1750: By 1750 Britain had a social and economic situation that was conducive to an industrial revolution occurring. Relatively small land mass‚ with navigable rivers had the potential for transport development and for integration in the economy During
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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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The Industrial Revolution was a time period that the working class really suffered in. Cities and jobs were packed and workers were being treated unfairly. Children were the most affected by this negative aspect of intense unfair labor. Although there was a good side to this time period‚ for the upper and middle class this period was a positive and a great advancement in transportation‚ machinery‚ medicine‚ and new inventions. The negatives in this situation for the working and poor class definitely
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Plott‚ 1 Jessica Plott November 18‚ 2014 3rd Block DC History Mr. Higgins The Impact of the Industrial Revolution in the North The Industrial Revolution made an impact upon the world in the early nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines‚ new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes‚ improved efficiency of water power
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