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    I. First Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution brought people new life during that period. Using new technology on production and bringing fresh air to society made the development of the world. Growing domestic and international markets‚ innovations were obviously positive influences in order to form a better world. (Cole‚ 454) The French Revolution transformed the political landscape of Europe and the economic transformation also began in Europe in the 1780s. In early 1700s‚ Britain

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    Ww1 Unit 4

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    Spring 2013 World History Study Guide Unit Four: Industrialism and a New Global Age What was it‚ what significant changes happened during‚ and when/where did it take place? 3 main factors that contributed to the Industrial Revolution- Why were these factors so critical? How were tenements developed as a result of Urbanization? What are some characteristics about the 2nd Industrial Revolution? What 2 characteristics need to be present for a nation to industrialize? Why are some countries

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    or doing laundry. Mary McNair Mathews‚ for example‚ “worked as a teacher‚ nurse‚ seamstress‚ laundress‚ and lodge-house operator.” (Roark et al. 524). As agriculture dwindled and factory work became all the rage‚ women were recruited to be textile mill workers. Unfortunately this new occupation came with long hours and shameful pay. “In 1890‚ the average working woman was twenty-two and had been working since the age of fifteen‚ laboring twelve hours a day six days a week and earning less then $6

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    Was the British Industrial Revolution good or bad for the society and the currency of the country? Was it worth all of it? This could go both ways. It could be good for making steam engines‚ and factories to produce objects more quickly. It could be bad for the pollution that was put of the factories and the waste that was dumped in rivers and landfills. It has good and bad but mostly good. The industrial revolution was a time in the 18th and 19th century where machines and all sorts of technology

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    During the late 1700’s‚ Britain’s villages were isolated. This was due to the poor condition of roads and inability to recover and spread news. Being so‚ everything was made handmade which did not produce that much income and wasted time. The British Industrial Revolution then began in the late 1700’s. The Industrial Revolution lead to various inventions. Such inventions aided people‚ like the railroad that allowed people to migrate to the cities. The Revolution brought about both negative and positive

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    Child Labor In The 1800s

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    In the 1800’s the production Industry developed on an extensive scale and the mechanization of industry resulted in the abuse of children who were forced to work in terrible conditions in factories‚ mines and mills. The poor treatment of young employees brought attention to the issue of child labor. The sources above are a few examples of the severity of working conditions for children in the 1800’s. Although they all discuss or represent child labor‚ the pictures offer a different view of the issue

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    During the late 1700s to the 1800s Europe was changing. Many technologies were being developed and made making life easier. Throughout this many factories were built‚ and numerous people invented something. Europe was in a revolution. This was no ordinary revolution‚ it was a the Industrial Revolution; a time of change for the better. The Industrial Revolution had a positive impact where working conditions were good‚ and overall the quality of living became better. When many factories were built

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    Industrial Revolution in England Industrial revolution occurred in England between 1750 and 1850. This revolution was about changing the old production processes to new for the purpose of making more profit. There were major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining and technology which had a significant effect on the economy and culture of England. England was the starting point of the revolution and after England it spread to Europe‚ North America and finally the entire world. Basically

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    Industrialization: A Negative Impact The Industrial Revolution began over 200 hundred years ago‚ yet the negative impacts still effect societies around the world today. The peoples of this planet have not yet defeated the classism that arose during this era‚ and the planet itself stuck in an ever-apparent cycle of excessive CO2 emissions. To overcome these global challenges‚ common knowledge must expand to proper and clean ways of product consumption and waste‚ and a sense of equality amongst

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    The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain in 1750 due to the advancement in technology‚ and it spread throughout the world. Britain’s unique wealth‚ resources‚ education‚ population and access to trade was a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution suffered both positive and negative effects. A positive effect of the Industrial Revolution was the punishments. The negative effects of the Industrial Revolution were the working conditions‚ accidents and the pollution

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