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    PM021: Report Student number: 0915672 Name: Fan Jia analyses the causes of the Industrial Revolution and its social effects |Introduction: | | | |The Industrial Revolution occurred from the 18 th to 19 th. It had a effect on agriculture‚ manufacturing

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    James Watt’s improvements to the steam engine between 1763 and 1779 led to its increased practical and commercial success. The technical innovations of the industrial revolution increased the demand for iron which led to an iron boom in Great Britain. One innovation of the industrial

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    invention developed by James Watt‚ the steam engine‚ not only made it possible to transport crops and food to different places‚ but made it possible for people to get fresh foods because they were transported much quicker. Another helpful invention was the seed drill‚ invented by Jethro Tull. Also‚ factories were now able to process and package meat and dairy products that could then be sent out all across the country‚ which fed the demand of a constantly

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    advances that took place are the steam engines‚ anesthesia‚ and the improvement of the quality of iron. Social changes that came about the industrial age are the beginning of a industrial middle class as well as an Industrial working class‚ labor unions were formed. A few economic developments were the rise of economists supporting utilitarianism and the laissez-faire economics. There were may technological advances during the Industrial Revolutions. The invention of steam engines was a big development

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    Today our world’s ruins come from discovery and invention‚ from people who turned their ideas into creations. In the late 1700s‚ the start of something big and extremely influential sprung. Manufacturing became popular among societies‚ industrialization began to shift‚ and empowerment of factories and machinery arose. “The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization‚” Stephen Gardiner. From this revolution production expanded and new technology

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    The purpose of the steam boat was as a freight service. This helped the spread of the new ideas and led to a wider market‚ which accelerated change even more. It was 14 meters long and was invented in 1787 by John Fitch in the United States. John was born in 1743 in Connecticut

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    Industrial Revolution (DBQ) The Industrial Revolution had a positive and negative affect on the new world. Bringing many new inventions‚ factories‚ and transportation. The factories produced items faster and the new invention of ships and vehicles made trade move quicker and farther. Was this all a positive affect on the world? Some would argue that it was not. In document 1 we see an excerpt from an interview with a man (Joseph Hebergam) that worked in one of the various factories. Joseph

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    grew‚ more demands for jobs were sought. And new ideas like the cotton industry rose‚ which brought the revolution. As water runned machinery and water runned factories were evolving‚ so was the social life. As industrialization thrived as coal and steam were discovered‚ the seeking for jobs caused migration‚ and the start to flourish cities. Thereupon‚ we can say that the basis is considered to be new technology‚ sanitation issues‚ and urbanization. As we go further into the Industrial Revolution

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    1 The notion of rational thought is a very strong reason technology has become so influential in the world today. The "opening" of the mind influenced all ways of life and society. Major ideas blossomed like politics‚ governing laws‚ literature‚ art‚ history‚ and new inventions. Scientific thinking was groundbreaking. Ideas of mathematics‚ astronomy‚ architecture‚ and anatomy engrossed the public. The revolution of rational thought dominated society and began a transition because people began

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    agricultural economy (“Industrial”). Because of the rise of factories‚ goods were manufactured quickly and inexpensively‚ and women and children were used as cheap labor sources (“Rise”). The seed drill‚ cotton gin‚ spinning jenny‚ sewing machine‚ and steam engine were some of the most important inventions to emerge from the Industrial Revolution‚ and they changed the landscape of the economy and society during this time. However‚ despite its evident benefits‚ the Industrial Revolution was a very hard

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