Jonathan Hoffman 9/19/2012 1101 Impact of the Industrial Revolution on American Society The Industrial Revolution‚ simply described as a widespread replacement of manual labor by machines‚ began in Great Britain in the mid 18th century and quickly spread throughout Western Europe and to the United States. By changing where and how goods were produced‚ our society transformed from mainly agriculturally based to one in which more emphasis is now put on industries and manufacturing. Goods that
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Change is like the domino effect. When something major changes‚ it will cause something else to change and that will cause something else to change and so on. Revolutions call for change in the world. They happen because the people want change from their government. The French Revolution was one of the biggest revolutions in history. Although the French Revolution happened so that the government would change‚ other things changed as well. During the enlightenment‚ new ideas were constructed
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The Industrial revolution affected all aspects of the American life‚ & it provoked more changes than expected. First‚ the industrial revolution expanded the US effectively. Railroads wouldn’t be in existence and to the extent that they are now if it had not been for the Industrial Revolution. Due to Industrialization‚ it allowed a huge production of rail and rolling stock to go on rails. Soon‚ railroads would begin to spread all across the United States & eventually reaching the Pacific‚ and it quickly
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From around 1750 to 1900 Britain went through major changes or transformation in industry‚ agriculture and transportation that affected everybody’s lives. For some it generally improved their lives‚ however not all were so lucky. The industrial revolution brought with it many changes good for some and bad for others. Between 1760 and 1880 there was a huge growth in the size of cities and a population shift as people started to move into the more industrialised areas in search of work. This was
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continuing to Western Europe and later to North America‚ the Industrial Revolution has made a huge impact on the social and economic aspects of the world. Said by historians the Industrial Revolution was “the most important event in the history of humanity since the domestication of plants‚ animals‚ and fire”.With the ever evolving country‚ new ideas were made and old ideas were adjusted.Moving forward through the twentieth century‚ revolution in iron and steel kept growing. Before the 1920’s tall
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The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain‚ 1750. The Industrial Revolution because of Great Britain’s resources‚ wealth‚ and innovation.The Industrial Revolution replaced man labor with man made machines which increased the wealth of cities. Although the Industrial Revolution led to positive effects‚ ultimately‚ the Industrial Revolution did not lead to the progress of society because it caused poor working conditions‚ fatal accidents in the workplace and pollution. The Industrial Revolution
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Action plan Britain …..It was only a week remaining we had a history assessment about the industrial revolution.The only advantage we had was that we had a time machine‚ the school principle had announced that if we do not pass the History assessment we would not go to the trip to Rio ‚Brazil…….. Back in time to find answers about the Industrial revolution In the centre of the town with some farms in it‚ there was a big church.We started roaming around‚ we found some few
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The Industrial Revolution brought along many changes throughout Europe. The Revolution began in Britain‚ as simply creating better technology that would extend the agriculture that already existed. However‚ the Industrialization also brought along the invention of steam engine‚ railways‚ faster and more efficient machinery. These changes introduced more people to come into cities and towns‚ moving away from the rural areas. There was a growing population in cities‚ due to their being more jobs available
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Editorial Kevin Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid development between 1780 and 1830 in Europe during which machine production replaced hand manufacturing and the work force was concentrated in factories. Industrial Revolution deserves its name because it completely changes the factory system‚ which mean from handmade factory to machine made factory. Agricultural Revolution led to Industrial Revolution and made Industrial deserve its name. Inclosure Act was the important part in the Agricultural
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Europe was going through many changes in their country with the French Revolution introduced the idea of the nation-state as an organizing concept for politics‚ the rise of Liberalism‚ the Industrial Revolution changed how people worked and acquired goods‚ art and religion‚ and new techniques for communication and organization gave rise to the concept of "the masses" as a political and economic force. So that being said‚ Europe was pretty much seeking the many more changes and wanted to make that global
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