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    Social circles and family spheres were also greatly impacted by the Industrial Revolution. In particular‚ the shaping of modern society is seen through the shift of population to urban areas. Modern urban areas‚ made up of skyscrapers and highly clustered buildings‚ emerged from the rising steel industry. The steel industry‚ an imperative business to transportation and architecture‚ began making buildings which grew upwards instead of outwards. This allowed more housing in compact cities for the

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    viewpoints on a subject‚ create conflicting emotions‚ and cause many historical impacts. One of the best known historical impacts in the United States‚ was the end of child labor during the Industrial Revolution.This exhibited the low quality working conditions children were operating in. During the Industrial Revolution‚ profound photographs were captured of children that contributed to the enactment of child labor laws by being showcased in newspapers‚ having an emotional impact on society‚ and creating

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    degree weather‚ doing tedious and often dangerous work? To make matters worse‚ what would it be like to be constantly hungry and tired‚ knowing that you would face harsh and hurtful punishments if you didn’t meet the demands? During much of the Industrial revolution‚ this scenario was the norm for men‚ women‚ and children of the working class. The pay was barely enough to live on‚ and the workers returned home to crowded and unsanitary apartments‚ overflowing with disease. Although various government reform

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    known for the two inventions he made. They were the key to the Industrial Revolution. The inventions were accountable for mass industrial production that is still used today. During the Industrial Revolution there were many inventions that were assembled to improve the lives of countless people. The cotton gin and interchangeable parts made Eli Whitney one of the most magnificent inventors during the time of the Industrial Revolution. Ever since Eli Whitney was a child he had an affinity for technology

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    During 19th century France‚ childhood and adolescence were distinctly separate stages of life because of the industrial revolution’s fragmentation of family trade. The period of the industrial revolution caused family trade to fade and jobs increase‚ which separated families and decisively split childhood from adolescence. Indeed‚ the decrease in family work required children to leave the home at an earlier age rather than later. Throughout the century‚ childhood simply diminished into a preparatory

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    There were many technological‚ social‚ and economic changes that took hold during the Industrial Revolution. Some examples of technological advances that took place are the steam engines‚ anesthesia‚ and the improvement of the quality of iron. Social changes that came about the industrial age are the beginning of a industrial middle class as well as an Industrial working class‚ labor unions were formed. A few economic developments were the rise of economists supporting utilitarianism and the

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    There has been plenty of Revolutions in the world. Individuals usually talk about the French Revolution‚ 1789-1799‚ or the American Revolution‚ 1765-1783‚ but never really about the Revolution that had a major impact on the world: the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution began in England in the mid 1700s and greatly increased the output of machine-made goods. Inventions‚ such as canals‚ crop rotation‚ and factories/mills‚ spurred the Revolution (Ch 9 Sec 1). The idea later then arrived

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    Advertising during the Industrial Revolution was one major aspect that influenced America. The “Nabisco” company for example‚ produced their biscuits in a new sealed package. Nabisco’s firsts ads featured a young boy wearing a rain jacket carrying a box of waterproof packaged biscuits through the rain. Consumer foods and products became popular making business grow larger. Aaron Montgomery Ward’s catalogue business influenced Richard W. Sears to increase the number of pages the Sears Roebuck originally

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    The Industrial Revolution happened after the Agricultural Revolution had taken place. This advance in the farming communities had required less people to work the land. Therefore‚ there were more young people available to marry at younger ages‚ which lead to a population boom. In the mid -1700s the population in Britain was 5.7 million‚ by the end of the century the population increased to 8.7 million people. As a result‚ there was abundant of a raw resource and this was children. Just the raw material

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    Science and Technology as Engines of Economic Growth and Development Maydene A Huie Western Governors University Social Consequences of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution brought many changes to western civilization. Two of the most significant social consequences of the Industrial Revolution are urban crowding and worker safety. Migration of workers to urban areas‚ where factory work was available‚ was a major contributor of over-crowding in these areas.

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