In the Industrial Revolution‚ humans—western Europeans at first—learned to exploit coal and steam energy to mass produce goods with machines and to sell them worldwide. The Industrial Revolution began with production of textiles and eventually spread to other areas of manufacturing‚ as well as to farming and food processing. In the later nineteenth century‚ industrialization occurred on a large scale in metallurgical‚ chemical‚ and electrical industries. Once begun‚ it could not be stopped. The Industrial
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The industrial revolution was a time from the 18th and 19th known for the introduction of machinery and other technological innovations. While the entrepreneurs of the era prospered from opening factories and shipping companies and‚ ultimately‚ becoming remarkably wealthy with minimal effort‚ the majority of people—those who worked in the factories—were dismally poor. Factory life exposed the workers to fatiguing work in horrible conditions‚ which caused a large amount of illness and death. Concisely
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of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a period in history when mankind found innovative and efficient ways of producing goods‚ manufacturing services and creating new methods of transportation. This not only revolutionized the way the market system functioned‚ but also changed the way people perceived their status in society and what they required as basic necessities. However‚ the price that humanity was forced to pay for the emergence of the Industrial Revolution
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harsh working conditions in industrial cities during the industrial revolution‚ and diseases that spread through the cities. There are two positive changes that happened in the U.S. the first positive change was for population. During the 1800’s urban population grew in total from about .4 million to about 6.1 million. The population was largest in the northeast part of the United States.(doc.2) The population grew in the U.S. because of goods being produced and industrial factories. With larger population
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that way of life for all time. The Industrial Revolution started in Britain. In contrast with most political revolutions‚ it was neither sudden nor swift. Instead‚ it was a long slow‚ uneven process in which production shifted from simple hand tools to complex machines. New sources of power replaced human and animal power. In the 250 years since it began‚ the Industrial Revolution has spread from Britain to the rest of Europe‚ to North America‚ and around the globe. 4. Industrial-age travellers
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The Industrial Revolution helped develop America into the advanced country it is today. With new forms of technology‚ transportation‚ and factory production‚ the great inventors during that time period transformed the daily way of life. (Heilbroner 12) Before the great Industrial Revolution‚ as in the 1700’s and early 1800’s‚ three-fourths of America’s total population grew their own food and wove their own clothing all by hand‚ without any form of technology to help‚ so simple tasks were very
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During the Industrial Revolution‚ the social structure of society changed dramatically. Before the Revolution most people lived in small villages‚ working either in agriculture or as skilled craftsmen. They lived and often worked as a family‚ doing everything by hand. In fact‚ three-quarters of Britain’s population lived in the countryside‚ and farming was the predominant occupation. With the advent of industrialization‚ however‚ everything changed. The new enclosure laws—which required that all
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The Industrial Revolution The Agriculture Revolution was a time when people worked the land by using simple hand tools. By the 1800’s‚ most people in Western Europe and the United States lived on farms. The nation’s economy was based on farming and the making of goods by hand and trading. They lived in rural areas in little cottages lit with firelight and candles. They made their own clothes and grew their own food. The system of making your own clothes was called the putting out system. The
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Three most important things in the history of the Industrial Revolution; 1) Urbanization: By industrial revolution migrations started from rural areas to the urban areas. So new economic incomes appeared apart from agriculture. 2) Steam Engine: In my opinion it was the most important invention during the industrial revolution. It was appeared in 1698 and people improved it in further years. People were able to transport wood‚ fur and coal by these trains. Also this steam engine used in ships‚
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The Industrial Revolution and The Bauhaus The Industrial Revolution‚ which began in England around 1760‚ led to radical changes at every aspect in architecture. The growth of heavy industry brought a flood of new building materials such as cast iron‚ steel‚ and glass with which architects and builders devised structures undreamed of in size‚ form‚ and function. New types of buildings such as rail road stations‚ warehouses‚ exchanges‚ shopping malls‚ exhibition halls were required in the rapidly
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