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    04/01/2014 UNIVERSITY OF MKAR‚ MKAR INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN THE WORLD; UMM/SMGT/O1O/895 SULE PAUL ONAH Abstract The word revolution implies a dramatic change and is usually used to describe a political event like the rejection of England’s rule. The term also can also be used to describe an economic upheaval. In an ‘industrial revolution’ there is a dramatic change from a society in which most people live in towns or cities. For example‚ when George Washington was president the vast majority of Americans

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    Roxanne Salazar  World History  Ms. Emma   June 9‚ 2015   THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION          The Industrial Revolution was absolutely important to the progress of the world and the growth of people ’s way of living from the 1800s all the way to present day. Many sacrifices and changes had to be made to be able to allow technological advancements to change the world. Many of this created many life opportunities‚ and overall life improvement along with happiness. The world began an astonishing transformation

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    DBQ: The Industrial Revolution: Effects In the late 1700s‚ The Industrial Revolution began in England‚ which had an immense range of negative and positive effects on the social and also economic life of the people in England. The results have been looked at form many different point of views‚ including the factory workers themselves‚ the factory owners‚ the government‚ and others who looked upon the conditions in the industrial cities at the time. This essay will evaluate the positive and negative

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    The industrial revolution which took place from the 18th to 19th century began in the United Kingdom‚ and then spread throughout Europe‚ North America and eventually the world. It was a historical period that marked a major turning point in human social society‚ almost every aspect of daily life including agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport and technology was eventually in some way influenced. The Industrial Revolution brought great riches to those who put it in motion (the entrepreneurs)

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    The Industrial Revolution began in England in the late 1700. It had a wide range of negative and positive effects in which it affected the economic and social life on the people living in England. These outcomes have been interpreted by different views of people such as factory owners‚ the government‚ factory workers‚ and others who viewed the conditions of the industrial cities at the time. There were many positive and negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. According to an excerpt from

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    The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution has an enormous impact on Britain and the whole world. Roughly from the 1700s to 1900s‚ many old methods people used to do things were overthrown and new ideas and technology took place. People who used to work just to meet the basic needs of life became more commercial and began to work for a surplus. The massive changes greatly altered people’s ways of life and till today‚ the effects of the Industrial Revolution could still be seen. The Industrial

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    Buescher English‚ Period 5 15 January 2015 America’s transformation: The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution has brought many positive effects and attributes that has shaped America and even affected modern society today. Industrialization has altered how people live‚ especially how people work‚ the clothes people wear‚ the food people eat‚ how people are educated‚ and how long others can live. The Industrial Revolution also provided the countries that first adopted it with the technological

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    {Opinion- The industrial revolution era was very unbearable for people to live and work causing many people to contract diseases and live in instantiated areas.} According to the author of the Modern World Textbook of Industrial Revolution by Vern Cleary‚ it extensively reviews the disasters of the industrial revolution that had gripped everyone in the working class. It goes on that the core of this eras problems was how difficult it was to provide food and clothing for your family. This evidence

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    The Industrial revolution was a period of inventions and economic expansions that occurred in Britain in the eighteenth century. With time and money efficient innovations‚ factories were on the rise and began to take over cities. Eventually‚ the Industrial revolution lead to the deterioration of working conditions for the poor. It is important to understand how the Industrial revolution shaped working conditions because the advancements that took place during this era lead to the current workplace

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    The Industrial Revolution of Great Britain The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ and technology had a tremendous effect on the social economic and cultural conditions starting in the Great Britain‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually the world. Reasons The Industrial Revolution‚ one of the most vital periods of change in Great Britain‚ occurred

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