The world has had many great accomplishments but what people often fail to think about are the consequences of these great accomplishments. When the Industrial Revolution came to Britain‚ there was a high demand for labor to work in the various mills and mines because of the demand for production. Chimneysweepers also became common during this time. Because of this‚ families fled from their rural farms to industrialized cities in search of work. Children were often the workers of choice because
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The Industrial revolution was a period of inventions and economic expansions that occurred in Britain in the eighteenth century. With time and money efficient innovations‚ factories were on the rise and began to take over cities. Eventually‚ the Industrial revolution lead to the deterioration of working conditions for the poor. It is important to understand how the Industrial revolution shaped working conditions because the advancements that took place during this era lead to the current workplace
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The Industrial Revolution is the period in 1760 were America went from an Agricultural economy to an Industrial economy. Before the revolution‚ they used basic hand tools and machinery at home. Industrialization brought about huge factories‚ specialized machines‚ and mass productions. New technological advances improved the standard of living for most people in America since new employment opportunities came about. The Industrial Revolution reformed all aspects of American life. Prior to the revolution
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The Industrial Revolution According to the videos‚ the Industrial Revolution changed the role of a woman immensely. The women of the Industrial Revolution were now given the opportunity to become the money makers of the family if they really wanted to. Women were given more choices on what they could pursue in their lives. Many would go out and get jobs in hopes to provide for their families‚ and then there were some that went out looking for jobs to better their education‚ and to make something
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The Pros of a Six Hour Workday Tic‚ tic‚ tic‚ that’s all you think about while you sit at work‚ watching the hours‚ minutes slowly pass you by. Six hour workdays are better for your mind‚ body‚ and paycheck. During the Industrial Revolution‚ factory workers used to work around 12 hours a day‚ until Henry Ford came along and changed that‚ making his factory run on 8 hour days. People with the opposing view‚ believe that "allowing employees to work shorter hours . They found it was bad for workers’
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The Industrial Revolution had many aspects‚ one of which was Child Labor which happened from 1760-1840 and is still occurring to this day. During this period‚ children were used as labor in factories‚ mines‚ and agriculture. This happened because children were cheaper to hire than adults‚ and they kept the costs low. Young children were paid an insufficient amount of money to climb under dangerous machinery and to move coals through narrow shafts. This often led to their tiny hands and feet being
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The industrial revolution has changed the thought processes of many in order to handle growing populations around the world. Thomas Malthus‚ was an economist‚ who came up with a theory that populations in different countries would continue to grow and he believed that in order to provide for these growing populations technology‚ as well as environmental factors would need to change. According to Malthus‚ populations will grow substantially faster than the resources being produced. When Malthus was
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in 1908 and his "assembly line process" that he used in his factories that bumped his production from only 18‚000 cars per year to about 1‚000‚000 cars per year. Ford’s company was also known for being one of the best things to happen during the Industrial Revolution due to his factory’s safe working conditions‚ well paid workers and low prices so "working class" people could afford an automotive instead of just rich upper class citizens. Before the Model T‚ cars were a luxury item. At the beginning
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of drastic change and transformation‚ from hand tools and handmade items to technological machine manufactured goods. The advent of this mechanization that began in the eighteenth century in England allowed for mass production of many things that would improve the manufacturing of many products. This revolution soon spread to the United States and throughout Western Europe. Even though the Industrial Revolution brought about positive advances through the invention
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The First Industrial Revolution The First Industrial Revolution Morris‚ Charles R.‚ and J. E. Morris. The dawn of innovation: the first American industrial revolution. New York: PublicAffairs‚ 2012. In this book‚ it’s all about the American Revolution‚ for many centuries Great Britain was on top. “As the United States became the world’s dominant power of the twentieth century‚ the model of society‚ albeit much adapted and trammeled‚ became the
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