he passed away in Newtown‚ Wales. The document was written during the industrial revolution‚ "...which took place in Great Britain during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries and in other European countries and America after 1815..." (Levack‚ Muir‚ and Veldman 655). This revolution included four major developments: using mineral sources of energy‚ concentrating labor in factories‚ new industrial technology and methods of transportation (Levack‚ Muir‚ and Veldman 655). In the late
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the following question. "How did the industrial revolution impact westward expansion". Without the industrial revolution impact on westward expansion we would not have the America we see today. The industrial revolution took place between 1760 and 1840 around the world. The westward expansion took place from 1807 to 1912. Without the industrial revolution‚ westward expansion would have failed. Without the westward expansion America would be very different today but how did this come about. Firstly
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The Industrial Revolution was a time of great advancements marked by social and technological achievements that forever changed the fabric of time. Beginning in the 18th century to the mid-19th century societies experienced drastic changes that had a lasting impact on their lives both positive and negative. Technological advancements like the development of transport using the steam engine or the creation of the Bessemer Method which made steel out of iron are without a doubt major contributors to
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The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions of the world. The Industrial Revolution began in the United Kingdom as large deposits of coal and iron were found throughout the land which brought the rise of factories and machines‚ the idea then subsequently spread throughout the world. It was perhaps one of the greatest moments in human history
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In the decades following the Civil War‚ the United States emerged as an industrial giant. Old industries expanded and many new ones‚ including petroleum refining‚ steel manufacturing‚ and electrical power‚ emerged. Railroads expanded significantly‚ bringing even remote parts of the country into a national market economy. Industrial growth transformed American society. It produced a new class of wealthy industrialists and a prosperous middle class. It also produced a vastly expanded blue collar working
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How did the Industrial Revolution Change the American Economy Before the Industrial Revolution‚ the American economy was built on cotton plantations‚ hand-woven textiles‚ farming‚ fishing‚ and trade. Products were made by hand on farms and in homes. The Industrial Revolution changed how goods were produced which had a major impact on the American Economy both positively and negatively. The invention of machines‚ water power‚ and steam engines‚ for example‚ led to materials being produced more
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1. The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in "advanced" countries‚ but they have destabilized society‚ have made life unfulfilling‚ have subjected human beings to indignities‚ have led to widespread psychological suffering (in the Third World to physical suffering as well) and have inflicted severe damage on the natural world. The continued development of technology will worsen
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After the American Revolution‚ many things began to change. Politics took a turn for the better‚ the economy floundered‚ women started to be looked at like a whisper in the wind and stopped being completely invisible. But one of the most important changes was the effect that the revolution had on religion. Religious freedom was one of the more widely demanded requests of the people in America‚ as well as the demand to stop paying outrageous taxes. With the nation feeling oppressed by the british
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The Industrial Revolution negatively affected the lives of poor British children. 1. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 18th century‚ in which new technology was being discovered at an alarming rate. 2. The Industrial Revolution had brought numbers of young children into mines and factories where they worked long hours in dangerous and filthy conditions. 3. The Industrial Revolution perpetuated the class system in Great Britain by forcing the lower classes to work for
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no other. What made World War One difference is that the technology that was introduced in World War One was like nothing the world had ever seen before. The cause of this being that the second industrial revolution had just ended‚ which made way for many new inventions. The second industrial revolution (1870-1914) had just ended which meant the whole world was adjusting to new machinery and they had created or bought from other countries new vehicles and guns as well as bombs and battleships were
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