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    The Industrial Revolution brought about great changes in how goods were produced and consumed‚ but it also brought about social and political changes. Some were positive‚ such as machines relieving much of the toil previously placed on worker’s muscles. But there were also negative changes. As workers moved to cities to work in factories‚ and progress in medical and sanitation practices improved‚ urban crowding became a huge issue. Additionally‚ where industry was taking over production in markets

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    Industrial revolution powered by child slaves? W hen the industrial first came to Britain and the United States‚ there was a high demand on labour. Many people migrated from rural country side to the newly industrialized cities to find work. However‚ things didn’t turn out as bright as they did. To survive in the lowest level of poverty‚ all the members in the family go to work. This led to high rise of child labour in factories. Children were not treated well‚ overworked and underpaid for a long

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    The growing population‚ and work environment today‚ make us feel safe in the positions that we have in our job‚ but that wasn’t always the case‚ especially if you worked during the Industrial Revolution in the 1800’s. This is the time period‚ when the working conditions were terrible and millions of people found their pay inside of huge factories. Hundreds of people stood in lines in front of factories to get a job‚ for any amount of money. Many of the workers that were hired‚ weren’t skilled and

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    The industrial revolution made the companies think in the favor of consumerism. It made the companies realize that it does not matter if a product serves human needs. It only matters if it has good sales. Companies want people to keep buying new stuff‚ even if they

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    Women in the early Industrial Revolution were commonly associated with domestic duties such as housekeeping‚ child rearing and nurturing‚ and household management. However‚ Industrialization helped create new modes of employment that allowed many young women to earn enough to marry o to support themselves independently. These new methods of work did present a lower skill set needed to work in them. Textile production was the starting point of the Industrial Revolution. Women and their labor were

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    In the late 18th century and into the early 19th century‚ the Industrial Revolution began in Europe. Starting with Great Britain‚ countries began producing modern technology- such as steam engines‚ factories‚ ships‚ tools‚ and other useful technology. With the new factories quickly producing goods‚ powerful European countries needed new markets to sell goods‚ an abundance of resources‚ more land‚ and power‚ so they turned to Africa. However‚ every European country wanted a slice of Africa‚ and there

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    Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt  1. How might beer have influenced the transition from hunting and gathering (Paleolithic) to agricultural-based (Neolithic) societies? people settled down to make beer out of barley and such 2. What does this history of beer in the ancient world tell us about the early civilizations? What it tells us really are essentially two things: first‚ that somehow ancient civilizations understood in some form or manner that the water was not "safe" to drink in some regions

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    Question: Textile industry is the most significant factor in industrialization. To what extent do you agree? I agree to the statement that the textile industry was the most significant factor in industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain to a great extent. The development of the textile industry promoted the productivity of manufacturing textile. The more textile products were produced and they satisfied the marketing requirement. Some of the excessive products were exported overseas

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    Many times one can hear to truly know someone read their story or don’t judge a book by its cover till you’ve read it. Well‚ in the nineteenth-century was the start of the industrial revolution. At this time the social class order was more visible Aristocrats‚ Middle Class (which was then divided into the Upper Middle Class and the Lower Middle Class)‚ and Lower Class (which had the Poor and the Working Class). Not many would pay much attention to the lower working class seeing that they were the

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    The economic impact of the industrial revolution on the US were that prices were lowered since they could now make more goods‚ in less time‚ for less. People also started investing in these ideas like factories and bought stock in the companies. It also rechartered the bank of the US which kept the economy together. The downside was that natural resources diminished and started an incline in use of pesticides/chemicals. The social impact of the industrial revolution on the US were primarily good

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