Social circles and family spheres were also greatly impacted by the Industrial Revolution. In particular‚ the shaping of modern society is seen through the shift of population to urban areas. Modern urban areas‚ made up of skyscrapers and highly clustered buildings‚ emerged from the rising steel industry. The steel industry‚ an imperative business to transportation and architecture‚ began making buildings which grew upwards instead of outwards. This allowed more housing in compact cities for the
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The French Revolution is a prominent subject for discussion in means of historical and multiple causation in Cultures of the West by Clifford Backman. Backman addresses the French Revolution as the “prime divider of European history” (Backman‚ p. 621)‚ and begins to go in depth about the causes of this great revolution. As a matter of fact‚ Backman’s structure follows what Conal Furay described as the onion of history‚ peeling back one layer at a time. The author poses a question to the reader before
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degree weather‚ doing tedious and often dangerous work? To make matters worse‚ what would it be like to be constantly hungry and tired‚ knowing that you would face harsh and hurtful punishments if you didn’t meet the demands? During much of the Industrial revolution‚ this scenario was the norm for men‚ women‚ and children of the working class. The pay was barely enough to live on‚ and the workers returned home to crowded and unsanitary apartments‚ overflowing with disease. Although various government reform
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Considered one of the most significant revolutions in recorded history‚ the Industrial Revolution was so influential in Britain that it was able to change society on multiple levels. Britain changed from a predominantly agriculture based country to an industrial giant and tripled the country’s population‚ but also was responsible for the lowering of standards of living due to large scale urbanization‚ shortened life expectancy‚ the commonplace of child labour‚ and the creation of mass production
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In the Industrial Revolution‚ there were two types of people‚ Capitalist like factory workers such as bourgeoisie. And there was also Socialist such as Marx and Engels‚ Proletariat. Socialists disliked the capitalist because of bad working conditions‚ unsafe working conditions bad wages.The workers during the industrial revolution disliked the capitalist because of horrendous working and living conditions and bad wages like unsanitary living conditions‚ badly ventilated working areas‚ machines spat
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Three reasons why the Industrial Revolution began in England were the geography‚ the economic freedom‚ and innovation in England. First of all‚ England was very lucky to have many accessible waterways that were close to each other to be able to travel to get or receive supplies from factories or any other places for that matter. Its geography was important at the time‚ since that before these boats‚ they had wooden ships‚ where it wouldn’t hold much weight‚ which make it harder to get the supplies
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There were many technological‚ social‚ and economic changes that took hold during the Industrial Revolution. Some examples of technological advances that took place are the steam engines‚ anesthesia‚ and the improvement of the quality of iron. Social changes that came about the industrial age are the beginning of a industrial middle class as well as an Industrial working class‚ labor unions were formed. A few economic developments were the rise of economists supporting utilitarianism and the
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GKE1 Task 4 During the time period of 1780-1850 the United States and Great Britain were part of the Industrial Revolution. This revolution was a time of many changes with technology and scientific advancements. Many changes happened during the revolution that changed the way people worked‚ lived and survived. The Industrial Revolution included many changes to production of goods and materials. More technology-advanced equipment was able to change the way food‚ textiles‚ steel and chemicals
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miners and their families would need (Trueman). The places they moved were not much better for the families there. Working in mines and factories were unsanitary for anyone to be working in because hygiene was not that important during the Industrial Revolution. Smoke would be everywhere surrounding the factories and not healthy for workers (Trinder 609). The health of people were bad because when they worked with cotton thread was usually damp combined with warm conditions. Going straight out into
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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the late 18th Century due to it’s indefinite source of coal and iron resources and geographic location. This change from a domestic to a factory system had positive but also negative effects on Great Britain. The Industrial Revolution had an overall positive economic impact because of the advancements in the production and transport of goods. The advancements in the textile industry during the Industrial Revolution led to positive economic
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