Hist 272: Kenneth Morgan- Britain was the first western country to undergo an industrial revolution. T.S. Ashton who first coined the phrase of the industrial revolution claimed that it started in 1760 and finished in 1830 Economic Advance by 1750: By 1750 Britain had a social and economic situation that was conducive to an industrial revolution occurring. Relatively small land mass‚ with navigable rivers had the potential for transport development and for integration in the economy During
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During the Second Great Awakening‚ a mass revival of American society took place. Reformers of every kind emerged to ameliorate women’s rights‚ education and religious righteousness. At the forefront of the movement were the temperance reformers who fought for a change in alcoholism‚ and abolitionist who strived for the downfall of slavery. Temperance reformers were mostly women and religious leaders. Lyman Beecher‚ a well known preacher and temperance leader during this time‚ talked about how
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Peyton Gutierrez 2A 2/11/12 Research Paper Positive and Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution had many effects on the world that have helped us pave the way for technology today; these effects are split into three main groups‚ economic effects‚ social effects‚ and political effects. There were many positive economic effects that came out of the Industrial Revolution. New inventions and development of factories spurred trade and industry in many ways including
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Industrial Revolution Vashishth Agaja Grade 9-A The Industrial revolution was a time of drastic change and transformation from hand tools‚ and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass produced goods. This change generally helped life‚ but also obstructed it as well. Pollution‚ such as CO2 levels in the atmosphere rose‚ working conditions declined‚ and the number of women and children working increased. The government‚ the arts‚ literature‚ music and architecture and man’s way of looking
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The Industrial Revolution was the period of enormous social‚ economic and cultural change that began in the middle of the eighteenth century in Great Britain which expanded throughout the rest of the world. During this time‚ countries gradually shifted from a primarily agrarian society to one of machine industry and manufacture. The Industrial Revolution brought about significant changes that transformed the way people lived. Some of the most crucial technological advancements include the uses
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1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries‚ but they have destabilized society‚ have made life unfulfilling‚ have subjected human beings to indignities‚ have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen
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The Industrial revolution was a time of drastic change and transformation from hand tools‚ and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass produced goods. This change helped life‚ but also hindered it as well. Pollution‚ such as CO2 levels in the atmosphere‚ rose‚ working conditions declined‚ and the number of women and children working increased. The government‚ the arts‚ literature‚ music and architecture and man’s way of looking at life all changed during the period. Two revolutions took
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Comparing and Contrasting the French and Industrial Revolutions The French Revolution and Industrial Revolution were both times of great change. The Industrial Revolution lasted over 100 years while the French Revolution lasted just over fifteen. Even though the two revolutions are very different in length‚ they have many similarities. In this paper I’m going to tell you four them and four differences. These two revolutions were the same in that both allowed for social mobility; both left behind
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The Industrial Revolution Introduction: Webster’s Dictionary defines a Revolution in various ways. First it states that a revolution is “a sudden‚ radical or complete change.” Secondly revolution can be defined as “an activity or movement designed to effect fundamental changes in the socioeconomic situation. Another definition says that revolution is a “fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something: a change in paradigm.” Finally Webster states that a revolution
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The Industrial Revolution began over 200 years ago. It changed theway in which many products‚ including cloth and textiles‚ weremanufactured. It is called a "revolution" beacuse the changes it causedwere great and sudden. It greatly affected the way people lived andworked. This revolution helped to bring about the modern world weknow today in many ways. The Industrial Revolution was a major change in the nature of production in which machines replaced tools and steam and otherenergy
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