C. Why was it revolutionary? The Industrial revolution was revolutionary since it established and renovated the US Economy. Although at first workers were given hazardous jobs for low wages‚ with the consistent flow of new inventions‚ workers were provided with more freedom and an increase in pay. New manufacturing processes were less hazardous‚ such as the automation and factories‚ which reduced child labor and consequently led to lower birth rates since children weren’t used to provide money
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technical and economic development that began in Britain in the second half of the 18th century. The traditional agrarian economy was replaced by one dominated by machinery and manufacturing‚ made possible through technical advances such as the steam engine. This transferred the balance of political power from the landowner to the industrial capitalist and created an urban working class. From 1830 to the early 20th century‚ the Industrial Revolution spread throughout Europe and the USA and to Japan
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the term Industrial Revolution. Historians face many problems when it comes to using the term “Industrial Revolution”. There is much debate and difficulty when is comes to defining it. It opens up many questions and there are many contributing factors and areas to consider. Can it be considered a revolution when it occurred over quite a long period of time? When did it start? What were the causes of it? Many historians have differing opinions on each question. A revolution can be defined
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Was the Industrial Revolution good for Europe? Yes the Industrial Revolution was good for Europe. It helped improve Europe in many ways. It started Europe it was the beginning of Europe. It changed how people lived and worked. Lots of people benefited from the industrial Revolution in many ways. The people that benefited from the Industrial Revolution were the middle class. The middle class certainly were the “Big Winners” as a result of the French Revolution the 3rd estate were the business owners
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Brenda Sanchez December 5‚ 2012 Industrial Revolution: Changing Role of Women Women have always been seen as less and worthless unlike men who have always been seen as more superior. Because of this‚ men denied the rights to women. During the Industrial Revolution‚ women had a more difficult lifestyle in comparison to the men. Women were often mistreated and taken advantage of. Women weren’t considered as equal to men‚ therefore they were given very few rights. Unfortunately‚ the amount of rights
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predicted the existence and the means of producing radio waves in the 1850s. Before Albert Einstein’s special theory of relativity in the early twentieth century‚ many physicists including Maxwell believed in a material aether as the medium that carried the forces of light‚ electromagnetism‚ and even gravity. After the acceptance of Einstein’s theory
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When thinking about the importance of many revolutions throughout history‚ it is hard to think of one that is more important than the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in the late 1700s north of Britain‚ the Industrial Revolution sought to expand and bolster the economy of Britain and those who were to follow in their footsteps. Britain was the first country to industrialize‚ doing so by having a “robust empire‚ profitable overseas trade networks‚ and established credit institutions” (Coles‚ P. 506)
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The Industrial revolution was the start of much change. While most of the world was looking at the changes occurring within the colonies of America and of France‚ another revolution had started. The world was going to be in flux‚ with revolutions that changed one county and created another‚ the Industrial Revolution that would continue to ride on the coattails of the American and French Revolutions that would bring sweeping changes to economics‚ religions‚ cultures‚ and thinking throughout the
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The Armistice of 1850 With the belief of their young country’s “manifest destiny”‚ and victory over Mexico in the Mexican-American War‚ the United States of America conquered most of the western portion of their continent. While obtaining large territories of land through victories from warfare and at the cost of bargained prices‚ this proud nation found itself with an immense crisis sitting within the palms of their hands. As the improvement of the United States came through territorial gains
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Industrial R e v o l u t i o n Henry Ford’s Famous assembly Line. Definition: An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which interchangeable parts are added to a product in a sequential manner to create an end product Between 1908 and 1915‚ Henry Ford’s company Ford Motor Company‚ began to use what is now being called as the
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