After the Civil War‚ the United States began to experience changes‚ ultimately as an effect of the Second Industrial Revolution. The United States‚ as a result of the Civil War‚ began to thrive and rise up‚ as well as grow stronger and stronger. As the years passed slowly by‚ the new idea of overseas expansion brought its way into the lives of many Americans‚ and it sure did have an effect as it began to spread. During the time periods between‚ the 19th and 20th centuries‚ this idea of overseas expansion
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The standards of living debate during the period of the British Industrial Revolution between c.1770-1850 is one of the most controversial topics in economic history. The debate arose form the frequent economic question of how standards of living should be measured and brought about two view points. The pessimists’ view was that the standards of living of the laboring poor deteriorated during the Industrial Revolution whereas the optimists’ view was that there were improvements in the quality of
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Alzatia Wilson Western Civilization 1 Mrs. S. Melton November 30‚ 2009 Child Labor in America Our child labor issue an ongoing world wide effect‚ currently among America’s society. Researchers even today and our up and down crisis we face economically‚ leave us with the understanding that poverty is a main cause of child labor. Still in America poor families depend heavenly upon their children working in order to improve their chances of attaining basic necessities. American history goes
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of innovation and productivity which truly allowed the British to transition to this new era. The Industrial Revolution in Britain was not caused from an individual power but the need for a better energy source than wood. The British found this in coal which contains three times the amount of energy‚ and the British coasts were blessed with this resource. Mining was what allowed the Industrial Revolution to kick start. As the coal source on the surface depleted
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1. Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? While the French Revolution was opening a new political era‚ another revolution was transforming economic and social life. This was the Industrial Revolution‚ which began in Britain around the mid eighteen hundreds and started to influence the rest of Europe and then the world. It was a rapid period that brought about radical changes. The Industrial Revolution is usually defined as the shift from agrarian revolution to one based on the products
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In the Industrial Revolution many children suffered. The parents sold their children to the factories. Many children would get sick because they didn’t have any kind of medication. Children will only live up to a young age because of the bad conditions in the factories. Also because of how they were living. Children at young ages will start working. During the industrial Revolution children had terrible living conditions‚ they worked many hours‚ and they had terrible health conditions. The
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The Industrial Revolution took place from 1770-1900 in Great Britain. It was a serious of many of changes. During this time workers become more productive and prices dropped. They helped people lives at least but some people might think the other way. Because if these inventions weren’t made American might not of had the things that are invented today. But your learn about that next. The was a lot of positive and negative effects during this time. Even though some people might of thought inventions
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life improve‚ for the children of farm labourers and the working class‚ during the Industrial Revolution?" The children of the 18th and 19th centuries (1750s to 1850s)‚ during the Industrial Revolution in Britain‚ endured harsh times. They had to sacrifice their childhood to work and earn money for their family. The lives of these children of farm labourers and the working class didn’t improve during the Industrial Revolution. There were many benefits for these children‚ such as Laws‚ Leisure‚ Sports
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During the industrial revolution‚ people were faced with urgent challenges brought on by a rapidly growing population and expanding economies. Cities were swelling‚ and industries were struggling to keep up with demand. This pressure for improvement spurred incredible innovation as people sought ways to make things more efficient and productive. The steam engine‚ for example‚ completely transformed how we transported goods and powered machinery. Advances in metallurgy and machinery enabled the construction
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industrialization began in England during the Industrial Revolution where there were major changed in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ and transport which also had a big effect on the social and economic conditions in Europe. The Industrial Revolution then spread throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually‚ the whole world. The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in society because it influenced almost every aspect of daily life. The Industrial Revolution started because there were harsh
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