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    The Industrial Revolution forever changed the economic‚ social and political lives of the whole world starting with Britain. Development in factory and agriculture production to sustain the rising population would cause the growth of cities‚ great innovations in technology and transportation as well as remodeling of the social class in the 1800s. The desire to strike rich and have to have a better life brought a wave of individuals to the city streets and into many factories for work. However‚ those

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    Another issue that emerged during the industrial Revolution was the high levels of child labour. Children as young as 5 years of age worked in the factories and mines of the times (Oxford University. 2013. 66(2)). Workdays of 13 to 14 hours where common in children ages 7 and up (Hutchins‚ Hariison‚ 1911:25). These long hours were accompanied by poor working and living conditions. Up to 80 children stayed in one room and this lead to health problems as it made it possible for ilnesses and fevers

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    The Industrial Revolution is responsible for the way we live our lives today. During the Industrial Revolution‚ cities all throughout the world underwent dramatic changes. While industrialization brought about an improved standard of living‚ a variety of manufactured goods and better transportation of goods‚ it also resulted in often appalling living and working conditions for the poor and working classes. From the start‚ industrialization allowed populations to turn from being rural areas to mostly

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    During the late 1800’s people had rough life’s. People that worked in factories worked almost the whole entire day for a little bit of money. Children had NO protection and some even lost their lives. There were many things that happened during that time. Good and bad. Let me tell you about it a little more ;) An effect Industrialization had on consumers was that they made manufactured goods more abundant and available. Farmers who were poor but had good crops became successful at that time and earned

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    Beginning in Great Britain and 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

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    Wallington‚ New Jersey is a borough in Bergen County‚ with a population of a little over 13‚000. It officially became its own borough in 1895‚ comprised of land formerly belonging to two other townships. The resulting combination forms a heart-like shape. It borders the Passaic River and was long undeveloped due to its propensity to flood frequently. At the beginning of the 20th century draining systems were put in place that simultaneously prevented flooding and provided water for the entire community

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    In _____‚ Leonadro misa goes indepth about the scientific revolution and all that came as a result of it. The second industrial revolution was said to be a result of science based technologies‚ which altered how technologies were produced and consumed. As a result‚ industrial society evolved rapidly. Thus came an outcome of technologies such as synthetic energy‚ electric power‚ and refrigeration. Such evolution and technological progress was achieved by taking the ideas and questions held in the

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    I feel like I am making excellent progress with my family history project. I conducted initial interviews with my mother‚ father‚ and grandmother from which I gained a wealth of excellent information. I have also begun gathering relevant research on the state of the Colombian economy. Of particular interest to me has been the research that focuses on the industrialization of Colombia‚ modernity in Colombia‚ household formation‚ and the domestic economy. These topics in particular are extremely relevant

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    The Industrial Revolution changed existing contours of work in the early 19th century by altered the economy and society through the intertwined development of new machines‚ power sources‚ production processes and methods of work organisation ( Volti pg. 77). Under the old economy mode‚ people used to work as a small group‚ most of their products were handmade with simple tools and traditional techniques‚ required more artificial resource involved. Since the new economy system‚ worker has started

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    In our text is says that in the mid-1800s many people in the United States felt a sense of uniqueness about their country that was developing and becoming established both politically and economically. Britain was seen as the motherland of with the United States hailed from where the industrial revolution started there before it came to the United States. With that in mind‚ many businesses started to mass produce products by machines when before they were hand-made and took a long time to produce

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