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    During the late nineteen century industrial revolution‚ middle and poor class families rigorously toiled long hours within factories and coal mines just to make means end. Rising housing and food costs deterred family planning and caused lower female fertility rates. Poverty forced young children to work in factories‚ textile mills‚ and coal mines which led to physical and emotional child abuse. Harsh working conditions with unregulated work hours gave rise to alcoholism and spousal abuse which ultimately

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    Music in the Industrial Revolution In the Industrial Revolution‚ the invention of the Piano and other more advanced instruments called for the composing of more “refined” music as well‚ and these composers blossomed in Italy‚ France‚ England and Germany. Three Italian families from Cremona made the violin and their work has not been surpassed even to this day. Violin sonatas were written in Italy. Also‚ harpsichords and clavichords had been perfected which were the forerunners of the piano. In

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    evolution in technology and methods of production. Throughout history‚ humans have sought to find easier ways to complete tasks and produce needed goods. While goods were constantly being produced‚ the time period known as the Industrial Revolution forever changed the production of goods. New machines and factories led to more efficient means for producing goods. With this revolutionary time period came many effects‚ both positive and negative‚ as well as responses to these effects that would eventually

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    American life changed dramatically with the Second Industrial Revolution. The Second Industrial Revolution was driven by rise of the patented inventions and the formation of corporations. Many of these corporations were bought out by a few wealthy men to form trusts. These trusts such as the Carnegie Steel Company and Standard Oil Company were essentially monopolies that controlled the economy and politics. This rise of big business from 1870 to 1900 was achieved through powerful economic influence and

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    the British Empire was a force for good or bad‚ investigating the benefits and consequences of it and providing an analytical view on the subject. The British Empire can be traced back as far as the Middle Ages‚ but the one we know of today‚ which comprised of territories ruled by the United Kingdom‚ began to grow in the 1750’s and reached its peak in the 1920’s before coming to a sudden end after the Second World War. To begin with‚ the main reason for building an empire was to improve trade and

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    challenged and impacted by a global economic depression‚ two upsetting World Wars and lastly the continuation of industrialization. Art movements attempted to experiment with general and profound ideas to move beyond social traditions‚ although this was not properly attempted until the 20th century. Progress among developments in areas such as sanitation‚ city planning became overpopulated in slums and this began with urban growth that

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    1566 Words Essay on Industrial Revolution in India by Dipti digg In any country‚ be it least developed under developed or advanced‚ the industrial sectors from the sheet anchor for the generation and development of country’s productive forces. There is a strong case for industrialization of countries like India which has vast manpower‚ large and varied resources and continental dimensions. The first plan was not as important as far as industrial development is concerned. Of the total

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    The Second Industrial Revolution brought unity and prosperity to the once uneconomical Europe. Products such as railroads‚ coal‚ iron‚ and textiles‚ as well as the discovery of electricity‚ and use of chemicals‚ petroleum‚ and steel‚ are all contributes to what is referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution. These products brought improvement and advancement to all social classes. The Middle Class was profited greatly due to the Revolution. Some were even starting to merge with upper class

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    The Industrial Revolution and its Impacts on Parochial Schools in the United States The 2nd Industrial Revolution brought forth the invention of new machines‚ new business‚ and even a new system of education to the United States. In this paper I will be discussing the latter. I will start with some background history of the 2nd Industrial Revolution‚ then I will argue that the economic power of the revolution brought with it European Catholics who

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    machine tools‚ transportation‚ and many other inventions the answer to that question is the Industrial Revolution. Though there many advantages to this time period many believe that this time period was a curse. They believe that because of the poor living conditions‚ unsafe working conditions in the factories‚ and the disregard of workers rights. The Industrial Revolution was from 1760 to 1820‚ it was a time of change old to new types of manufacturing. Such as‚ machine and new chemical manufacturing

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