THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN The Great Britain was the first country to undergo industrial revolution which according to Musson and Robinson (1969) is the "transformation of a predominantly rural‚ agricultural and handicraft society into a predominantly urban‚ industrial and mechanized society" (60). Indeed the modern world owes a lot to British pioneers of the 18th and 19th century like Abraham Darby‚ Richard Arkwright‚ John Wilkinson‚ Samuel Crompton‚ Thomas Newcomen and James Watt
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Reformers in the antebellum era were concerned about the lack of religion‚ women’s rights‚ slavery and numerous other social reforms. These important issues were tackled by eloquent speakers like Charles Finney who jump started the Second Great Awakening‚ and people who noticed that they way the people in power were handing things was wrong‚ like Dorothea Dix who created reforms for the mentally ill. The people in the antebellum era made a difference by realizing The Second Great Awakening was a
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The textile industry was the very first industry to be advanced. Before the revolution‚ cloth was typically woven at home‚ which would take long hours a day to do. With the creation of these new inventions‚ cloth was made much faster which led to a boost in merchants’ profits. Industrial Revolution Research explains the textile industry during the industrial revolution‚ “The demand for cloth continued to rise‚ so merchants had to be in competition with others for their supplies to make it. This caused
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The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of the West. Bob Allen Professor of Economic History Oxford University Graham Lecture‚ 2008 Why are some countries rich and others poor? Since 1500‚ incomes have risen in most of the world‚ however: • Incomes have risen fastest in the countries that were richer in 1500 • Consequently‚ world inequality is much greater today than in 1500 • In 1500‚ average income in the UK was only 30% higher than in India • Today‚ the average UK income is ten times that
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Through the juxtaposition between dogmas and human nature‚ Marx also highlights how humans cannot credit human nature to dogmas and abstract ideas‚ like religion. Religion does not provide a stable human nature. Throughout the essay‚ he critiques classic German philosophical belief that religion shapes man. Instead‚ they are shaped by the point in history they were born in. Our relation to nature is historically specific. Human ideology‚ our belief system‚ consciousness‚ morality‚ religion‚ metaphysics
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Britain was the first country to experience an industrial revolution. There were many factors that lead up to the industrial revolution in Britain. Three main factors was the expanding of the Atlantic economy of the 18th century‚ the agricultural output of Great Britain‚ and the main reason was that Britain had an established bank and economy‚ way better than France and other European countries of the time. Throughout the 18th century‚ Britain became the first industrial nation of the world for
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platform that they had by 1750‚ British industrialisation would have taken much longer than it did. Economic Growth after 1750: The century following 1750 is named as the birth period of industrial Britain The invention of machines‚ such as the spinning jenny. The use of steam and the creation of the steam engine The adoption of the factory system and production lines Population Increase- The growth of the industrial economy was coupled with a significant increase in population in Britain In 1700
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Technology has come along way since the industrial revolution. Starting out with things such as the cotton gin and going to things such as the radio then the television and then phones. This progression has helped a lot in the medical field and has saved countless lives. Starting in the civil war they began to amputating limbs when someone got shot. Technology can save lives‚ entertain people‚ improve the quality of life and it can help with Military improvements. Technology has come a long way this
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ways of life and till today‚ the effects of the Industrial Revolution could still be seen. The Industrial Revolution occurred mainly because of some very important inventions. In the early stages of the Industrial Revolution‚ machines like the Spinning Jenny and Flying Shuttle were invented and enabled a single worker to produce multiple times of work. This gradually changed people from working independently in cottage industry to working together in a factory. Another great invention is the steam
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The Industrial Revolution: a time of change and excitement. Inventions changed the working world forever and allowed‚ for those who had the opportunity‚ great wealth. In this period‚ inventions such as the cotton gin and spinning jenny changed textile mills forever‚ which in turn shaped the cities of England and the people who lived in them. Yet in this time of great wealth and prosperity for some came about many evils for the working class‚ including unfair pay and work hours from very young ages
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