The Glory Years of the 1940s-60s had brought confidence to a great number of Americans. With the many achievements‚ including the moon landing‚ the lives of many Americans were at an all time high of delight. But‚ throughout the 1970s and 80s‚ that confidence and delight had begun to chip away. The birth rate from 1960 to 1975 had decreased by over 50%‚ possibly due to the loss in confidence‚ while the unemployment rate had practically risen by 55%. Due to the domestic and foreign crises of this
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economic impact of the industrial revolution on the US were that prices were lowered since they could now make more goods‚ in less time‚ for less. People also started investing in these ideas like factories and bought stock in the companies. It also rechartered the bank of the US which kept the economy together. The downside was that natural resources diminished and started an incline in use of pesticides/chemicals. The social impact of the industrial revolution on the US were primarily good for
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Social Change: Pig in a Bun Shop Unlike other European countries that no longer used the feudal system‚ Russia allowed serfdom until Alexander II issued the Emancipation of Serfs in 1861‚ freeing serfs and allowing them opportunity to flourish. The emancipation brought rise to the middle class but impoverished the aristocrats. The play‚ The Cherry Orchard‚ begins with Lopakhin and Ranevsky waiting for Madame Ranevsky to return to her family’s estate. Lopakhin is a neighbor of Ranevsky. He was
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French Revolution There were many things that led up to the French Revolution. One of the main things was the tension that arose among the French people regarding Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette had begun to spend more and more of the French peoples’ money every day and it just flat out pissed off the French citizens. So eventually they started the French Revolution and decapitated Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Although in the end‚ the French Revolution turned
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Was the Industrial Revolution good for Europe? Yes the Industrial Revolution was good for Europe. It helped improve Europe in many ways. It started Europe it was the beginning of Europe. It changed how people lived and worked. Lots of people benefited from the industrial Revolution in many ways. The people that benefited from the Industrial Revolution were the middle class. The middle class certainly were the “Big Winners” as a result of the French Revolution the 3rd estate were the business owners
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There was an industrial revolution in Britain because of many factors. An industrial revolution means the change of the whole industry in a country. This change affected all that was in the country and was mostly improvements that were made. Usually‚ production rate of many things increase due to maybe the demands of people are getting higher‚ or the population is increasing dramatically. The Industrial in Britain was caused by the increase of population‚ the increase of production (food/farming)
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Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution is a major factor in what our present day society is like. The Industrial Revolution was the beginning of many new ideas‚ technology and changes. Although the Industrial Revolution did have its negative effects on the people living during that time‚ it was a blessing to world economy‚ and manufacturing. The Industrial Revolution had many positive effects. For example‚ England became a far superior technologically advanced nation due to the Industrial
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The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the mid-1700s to the mid-1800s‚ caused the transition between the grueling manual labor we now consider archaic to machines still used in factories to this day. With this newfound efficiency‚ however‚ came a whole slew of unforeseen problems‚ many of which related to the bad conditions in which the working class was placed. Although many of these problems were unique in their solutions‚ many others could be solved with the application of socialist
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Whom was more significant and why? HISTORY (UK Essay Question) Thomas Clarkson appeared to be one of the most significant figures during the 18th Century especially in relation to the Slavery cause. He was seen to be a prominent figure to the abolition campaign‚ which at the time held widespread controversy when the idea was introduced. Clarkson seemed to be one of the main driving forces in relation to the whole campaign which caused him to be ultimately significant‚ in comparison to equally
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The Consequences of the Industrial Revolution “During the Industrial Revolution many natural resources were being used up in a alarming rate.”(Kids Konnect) Although the Industrial Revolution did have positive outcomes‚ it came with negative effects such as bad sanitation‚ unemployment‚ and child labor. Sooner or later bad sanitation would be a issue in the Industrial Revolution. With bad sanitation came diseases. “Some deadly diseases were Cholera‚ tuberculosis‚ typhus‚ typhoid‚ and influenza.”(BCC)
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