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    The Industrial Revolution was a time of major societal reform‚ but at a severe cost. During the 18th century in Great Britain‚ people started to move from the countryside to cities. Human labor was replaced with machinery‚ like the cotton gin‚ that changed the way goods were made. Machines and factories had to compete with each other to keep up with each other and the demand for consumer goods. For example‚ as the Spinning Jenny was invented‚ there was a surplus of thread‚ so cloth needed to be woven

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    World Civilization Industrial Revolution Essay 5 February 2013 Changes in Society During the Industrial Revolution During the 1800 ’s‚ the Industrial Revolution spread throughout Europe causing a drastic change to European society. The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative impacts on Europe‚ but many see this Revolution as a curse because of the rough situations many had to endure. Due to the poor environmental conditions‚ disease ran rampant‚ the population nearly quadrupled

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    The Industrial Revolution was a time of progress and pain‚ of advancement and agony‚ of inventions and innovations. The Revolution started in Great Britain due to Britain’s geography‚ government‚ social factors‚ and colonial empire. The British had much access to natural resources such as coal‚ water‚ and ore‚ and they had a “free society” in which the people had opportunities such as entrepreneurship. Throughout the Industrial Revolution‚ there were several changes that affected people all over

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    During the late 19th century‚ Great Britain was one of the leading nations in the world. Their advancement in technology made them one of the leading powers in the world and the reason is that the Industrial Revolution began in England. The Industrial Revolution began in England because the textile industry started up and became very popular. The textile industry was so popular because they produced clothing and their most popular item was cotton. More people were willing to buy textile goods so

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    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 living conditions for agricultural

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    Period 5  Industrial Revolution DBQ    The  Industrial  Revolution was the turning point of the 19th century‚ which paved the way  for  many  of  today’s  modern   machines  and  technologies.  Notable  advances  during  the   Industrial  revolution  include  steam  powered  engines‚  the  telegraph‚  and  the  telephone.  However‚  human  operated  machines   for  producing  cloth  ade  the  process of producing textile much  more efficient‚  and  soon  textile  mills  were  born.  the  working  conditions 

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    During the late 1700s through the early 1800s‚ the Industrial Revolution took place. It was a new beginning‚ a transition to an era of new manufacturing processes. This all began in Britain and disseminated over time to the United States of America. Known as one of the most significant turning points in history‚ the Industrial Revolution modified a vast majority of aspects of daily life. Industrialization was a change from hand tools to a vicissitude to powered machinery‚ mass production‚ and factories

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    three-dimensional space will revolu- tionise the process of production‚ according to Neil Gershenfeld‚ Head of the Centre for Bits and Atoms at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): “3D printing technology will not only re- define the balance of power in industrial manu- facturing‚ but also shock the economic world as a whole.” On one hand‚ objects can be produced easily and with yet unused materials (e.g. Enrico Dini‘s house)‚ which also promotes a simplified distribution into the markets. Corporations thus

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    Although the industrial revolution was unstable it created lots of manufacturing process in the years of 1760 and 1820 and 1840. The Industrial revolution was not beneficial for women because women weren’t really able to work.Women were only aloud to work in the house.For example ‚ clean the house raise and take care of the children and cook for the husband and children and do the laundry women in the industrial revolution did not really have time to socialize. If there were able to have the option

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    The Industrial Revolution was a period in which many great things came out of‚ but at the same time many terrible things occurred. Even though there were some unfortunate events that occurred‚ such as‚ brutal child labor‚ poor and unsafe working conditions‚ and long term physical effects from the unsafe working conditions‚ it all resulted in a positive outcome. The Industrial Revolution overall had a positive effect on society‚ though labor laws‚ the advances in technology‚ and the surplus of job

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