During the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900’s‚ many new ideas and inventions were developed that helped people in everyday life. The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in history because now countries such as the United States could become more modern and efficient. One invention developed by James Watt‚ the steam engine‚ not only made it possible to transport crops and food to different places‚ but made it possible for people to get fresh foods because they were transported
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The Agricultural Revolution‚ increased population‚ and the Scientific Revolution spurred the first Industrial Revolution in the middle of the eighteenth century. With the Industrial Revolution came a series of changes in working class families. A decline in the domestic system forced men and women began to look for work outside the home. Women were given unskilled labor positions‚ and as a result‚ they were treated as replaceable workers. Examples of their poor conditions include low pay‚ long
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The Industrial Revolution had many problems with its cities and citizens due to urbanization‚ child labor‚ working conditions‚ and wages. The first problem was the average man’s working conditions and wages. In the factories an average worker had to work 6 days a week‚ serving 12-14 hours of labor everyday with poor pay. Machinery was extremely dangerous‚ filthy‚ and lung disease was common. As a result of these poor conditions in the factories‚ workers were either fired‚ dead‚ or lost a limb. Despite
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The industrial revolution began in Europe after the scientific revolution had impacted the globe [between 1750 and 1900]. This revolution would impact the European countries by a fast and mass production of goods. On the other hand‚ this revolution would bring to head the issues of society such as class gaps and divisions. With the increase of a larger middle class or Bourgeois and a more rigorous climb to the top‚ many were stuck in poverty known as the working class or Proletariat. Karl Marx was
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The Industrial Revolution was period of rapid economic and social growth during the mid 18th and early 19th centuries. The new found power of coal and iron made for many new innovations in machinery. Not all of the Industrial Revolution’s changes were physical. A new ideology arose from the sweat of the working class: socialism. Socialism is a political theory advocating state or collective ownership of property and industry opposed to private ownership. To fully understand the relationship
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While the middle class was born in the late Middle Ages‚ it exploded during the Industrial Revolution as massive numbers of workers entered the industrial factory system. The middle class exited on a spectrum between the lower end (consisting of small shopkeepers) and the higher end (consisting of capitalists who owned companies)‚ All were united by several desires and beliefs—an open expanding economy was ideal‚ prosperity was the loftiest ambition‚ competition was beneficial‚ and the success of
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The industrial revolution was an event that change the composition of society with marvelous technology emerging from nothing‚ but this amazing area was carried by the work forces and lives of poor children that were forced to work in dangerous conditions. Children were used in factories for their size‚ they could enter the machines and fix them without opening the machine. This would be extremely dangerous because the machine could activate in ny second and kill the child inside them. To fuel the
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The Industrial Revolution‚ which took place from the 18th to 19th centuries‚ lead the economy of England changed from agricultural to industrial production. The economic developments and industrialization brought significant improved transportation technology‚ special-purpose machinery‚ factory system‚ and cultural changes. During that period‚ there were an increase in population‚ the phenomenon of urbanization‚ and growing demand for luxury goods. In the first industrial revolution‚ some industries
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we live and act throughout our lives today. A prime example of industrialization was in the Second Industrial Revolution back in the beginning of the 20th century. Through the Second Industrial Revolution it can be seen that industrialization can bring changes to economic‚ social‚ and political structures. To begin‚ industrialization had the first effect on the economy during the Second Industrial Revolution.Through efficient‚ cheap‚ and strong steel‚ machines‚ engines‚ railways‚ buildings‚ ships
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Inventions‚ new ideas‚ and expansions are a few of the great achievements that have always propelled countries forward. These inventions and expansions have changed the way in which people have lived their lives. One of the great inventions that came into existence occurred during the Industrial Revolution‚ a time of extreme change and discovery for all people. This invention began with a man named James Hargreaves. James Hargreaves was born in 1720 in Lancashire‚ England (Ditchfield 12). Hargreaves
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