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    of the United States into an industrial nation took place largely after the Civil War and on the Britsih model. Although the Industrial Revolution brought many positive inventions‚ the class divisions were obvious because the workers were paid at horrible wages. The Industrial Revolution‚ wages‚ and class divisions were all part of the economic power. The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain‚ and eventually spread to two different countries. Manual labor was replaced by machine manufacture

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    working in factories. Explain the developments that led to safer conditions for children. The Industrial revolution is perhaps the most significant period of change in modern history. It took place from the 18th and 19th century and was the start of a technological revolution that primarily affected rural societies in Europe and America. During the Industrial Revolution‚ there was a great demand for labor. Families in rural areas quickly migrated to industrialized cities to find work. Families had

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    investigation. For example‚ they examine both primary and secondary sources. I found information from both primary and secondary sources. I looked at what Ho Chi Minh had said and what historians said. My primary sources were a declaration of independence by Ho Chi Minh and a letter to American President Johnson. In those sources‚ Ho Chi Minh explained why the Vietnamese were fighting and that they wanted to be free and independent. My secondary sources were historians describing what happened in the

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    market requirement. 7. The automobile companies like NISSAN have said that now it requires less number of employees in manufacturing than the previous years‚ the reason is development of new ways for manufacturing because of which the cost of labor declines and the total production cost will diminishes too. With new manufacturing processes‚ now it will encourage the rich countries to start manufacturing with a small number of employees 8. Sometimes it will not be the machines only but microorganisms

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    Second US Industrial Revolution‚ 1870 -1910 Darris Adkins Abstract In this brief paper‚ a description of two developments of industrialization that positively affected the United States and two developments that negatively affected the United States will be discussed. An analysis of whether or not industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United States will be outlined. Second US Industrial Revolution‚ 1870 -1910 In this brief

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    Jamie Park & Eric Johnson Block 1 DBQ Essay The first American Industrial Revolution took place between 1780 and 1860‚ an event in history that changed the United States dramatically. Prior to the Industrial Revolution‚ producing material goods was very time-consuming and labor intensive because everything was handmade. Advances technology‚ however‚ allowed for manufacturers to produce large quantities of products within a short period of time. Changes to the way products were made in

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    The industrial revolution began in the 1700’s in England and rapidly grew throughout the rest of Europe. It was supposed to change society for the better and improve life. There was a variety of new inventions and products that gave people a new way of getting things done. While some of these effects were positive‚ however‚ some turned out to be negative instead.          At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ many hardships had to be overcome‚ causing great grief to most of the population

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    1. Motives and Context: The primary source was an interview conducted by Henry Halem in 2000‚ who interviewed a former Kent State student named Rob Fox. Rob Fox witnessed the 1970 National Guard shootings at Kent State University in Ohio. He was a young student at the time who was really against the war in Vietnam and against Richard Nixon’s proposal of sending troops into Cambodia. This source was intended for a general audience‚ who wants to analyze and hear first-hand accounts of what really occurred

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    During the late 1700s through the early 1800s‚ the Industrial Revolution took place. It was a new beginning‚ a transition to an era of new manufacturing processes. This all began in Britain and disseminated over time to the United States of America. Known as one of the most significant turning points in history‚ the Industrial Revolution modified a vast majority of aspects of daily life. Industrialization was a change from hand tools to a vicissitude to powered machinery‚ mass production‚ and factories

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    1. According to the textbook on page 44‚ a primary source is information in its original form that has not been translated or interpreted by another. The information in a primary source is firsthand and is created by those who participated or witnessed an event. Most historians consider primary sources to be sources that were created within the historical time period that the event occurred. Some examples of primary sources include first-person accounts such as diaries‚ letters‚ and eyewitness descriptions

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