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    A time of big changes and new beginnings‚ the Industrial Revolution changed the world so that it was hardly recognizable. The Industrial Revolution brought about inventions as diverse as the steam engine to the telegraph. As time went on‚ more and more inventions were necessary to advance further into the Industrial Revolution. So much so‚ that the changes that the inventions themselves went through made them unrecognizable as to what they were in the first place. Some of the greatest changes‚ though

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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 Second Industrial Revolution was a time in our history when the U.S. grew in the manufacturing category. For about 100 years‚ this county kept developing‚ and by the mid-1890s‚ we became the world’s industrial leader. This time was also when many diligent inventors started creating modern machines that we still use to this day. Such intelligent people include the Wright Brothers‚ Henry Ford‚ Alexander Graham Bell‚ and Thomas Edison. Improvements made in agriculture‚ textile‚ transportation and

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    Second Industrial Revolution After the period of the first Industrial Revolution‚ technological development in the world did not stop. The first Industrial Revolution‚ which had a prominent influence in Scotland‚ created the heavy industries that were the provocative of the second revolution (Devine & Wormald‚ 2012). One of the most typical characteristics of the second Industrial Revolution is the introduction of electricity‚ which is a key economic turning point. Since it makes other inventions

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    When the Industrial Revolution started‚ people living in big cities lives came to be ruined. Workers worked in filthy‚ and packed conditions on a daily basis. In factories‚ and mills workers constantly labored in small areas without regular cleaning. Also‚ the workers obtained no bargaining power with their employers‚ along with the terrible conditions(Appleby et al. 307-309). Workers worked 10 to 14 hours a day‚ 6 days a week‚ with no vacation. Injuries and deaths often happened‚ because of so called

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    November 23‚ 2011 Period 7 The Second Industrial Revolution Labor Movement During the late 1800s‚ the period when industrial growth was so dramatic was called the Second Industrial Revolution. New technologies expanded throughout this period such as the Bessemer process which was an inexpensive way to make steel from iron‚ oil‚ railroad expansion‚ and corporations. The Second Industrial Revolution created many jobs but it had many imbalanced conditions. The rich were getting tremendously

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    Times Of Change The Industrial Revolution has flourished in our great country. As a result‚ we have become the greatest and most wealthy industrial nation in the world. It is a time of drastic changes and transformation from hand tools‚ and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass-produced goods. The Industrial Revolution is absolutely beneficial to the progress of the world; from the late 1700s‚ when it began‚ all the way to present day. Sacrifices have and are being made‚ however they

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    <center><b>Examine in detail the History of the Industrial Revolution. Discuss why Britain led the way in the Industrial Revolution and also explain in detail the effects of industrialization on society.</b></center> <br> <br>Had it not been for the industrial revolution‚ I would doubt very much that we would enjoy the technology we have in the year 2000. The reason we have this technology is that between the years 1750 and 1914 a great change in the world’s history was made. People started to discover

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    Vocabulary: 1. Industrial Revolution- a term coined in the 1830s by awed contemporaries to describe the burst of major inventions and technical changes that had witnessed in certain industries. 2. Agricultural revolution- eliminated the traditional pattern of village agriculture found in northern and central Europe. 3. Common rights- the new agricultural system had profound implications that eliminated long-standing common rights and fallow. 4. Proletariat- the transformation of large numbers

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