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    rich as a West Indian planter” became the accepted description of any wealthy person. • England collected a lot of taxex and duties and shared in the profits of the Sugar Industry. Later she would use much of the money to finance her Industrial Revolution • The triangular trade provided employment for a wide cross section of people‚ from shipbuilders to

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    MRT advantages and disadvantages The MRT is opened in 1987 and now‚ it is going to fully operate 9 lines‚ North-South‚ East-West‚ North-East‚ Circle line‚ including the under-constructing Downtown line‚ and the under-planning Thomson line Eastern and Jurong lines and also Cross Island line by an estimated 2030‚ which all these operated lines are going to connect almost the whole of Singapore so as to extend its operating systems and increase its accessibility to all Singaporeans such as the students

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    Industrialization DBQ Q: Identify the issues raised by the growth of Manchester and analyze the various reactions to those issues over the course of the nineteenth century. __________________________________________________ The spread of industrialization rapidly altered and changed the city of Manchester during the nineteenth century. Of course there were positive effects that stemmed from this‚ but negative effects due to the growth of industrialization outnumbered the

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    Around this time‚ Richard Arkwright developed the first machines in the Industrialization Revolution. His invention was called a spinning frame‚ that spun thread for weaving‚ a machine that would later inspire Arkwright to work with John Kay to make the first spinning mill‚ otherwise known as the first modern factory. Britain was creating hundreds of packages of cheap textiles by the end of the 18th century and ruining its colonies traditional marketing such as was the case in India when Britain

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    Certainly‚ the Industrial Revolution was‚ without a doubt‚ beneficial to the progress of England from the 1800s to the present day. Its occurrence caused by the Agricultural Revolution allowed technological advancements‚ which in turn ameliorated the life of the English people. The 18th and 19th centuries called for changes and improvements to technology and industrial fields. This radical time period began with inventors introducing creations to modernize methods for producing goods. Innovative

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    The rise of industrialization brought many changes to the American economy. Some of these were urbanization‚ due to immigration‚ new technologies‚ the rise of big business and an economic stimulation. In a broad definition‚ industry is any work that is undertaken for economic gain and that promotes employment. It can be applied to farming to manufacturing to tourism. It encompasses production at any scale‚ from the local to national. The modern day conception of what a factory is affects the interpretation

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    The industrial revolution was an era of great change to those in Britain and America. This transforming period took place during the 1760s through to the 1840s‚ when it transformed the society into our world today. Due to the quickly changing agrarian culture towns and villages soon became deserted due to everyone migrating to the cities this created the Urbanisation society and prompted inventions to be shaped and built. Where with a push of a button we can communicate with our distant friends and

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    G. PERLAS NADEVCO ESSAY For the purposes of this essay‚ the time frame 1946-1986 would be further divided into 3 segments. First would be the time from 1946 to 1949 where the effects of the Belle Trade Act were felt. Second would be from 1949-1961 when the Philippines tried Import Substitution Industrialization (ISI) and also known as the period of control and Third would be from 1962-1986 or the period of decontrol. In order to explain and understand the period from 1946 to 1949 dependency

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    manufacturer and most rapidly growing in population and technology. The overall effects of the revolution on individuals and society are a mix of positive and negative. Cotton is now Britain’s greatest industry. Merchants all over the world are purchasing Britain cotton. Also‚ Britain has become the world’s greatest iron and coal manufacturer because of inventions like the steam engine. Another positive view on the revolution is the development of railroads that is improving communication between

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    the rest of the world completely altered the foundation of what was believed to be a prevailing society at the time. New jobs‚ a stimulated economy‚ and a redefined social class system all resulted from the illustrious Industrial Revolution. While the Industrial Revolution and the overwhelming surge of nationalism may have sparked the beginning of our modern society and led more traditional countries into a new era‚ the disastrous health and environmental issues that resulted led to unprecedented

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