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    The First Industrial Revolution: Progressing Society The First Industrial Revolution modified every aspect of daily life. According to Princeton University “Economic historians are in agreement that the onset of the Industrial Revolution is the most important event in the history of humanity since the domestication of animals and plants” (Princeton par. 6). The First Industrial Revolution brought along machines, a capitalist economy, and trade expansion. Machines increased productivity, capitalist

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    The Industrial Revolution of Great Britain The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology had a tremendous effect on the social economic and cultural conditions starting in the Great Britain, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. Reasons The Industrial Revolution, one of the most vital periods of change in Great Britain, occurred

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    In order to increase productivity of the fast changing economy, the Industrial Revolution presented new organizational strategies. Small parts of a much larger manufacturing development, known as outwork system were carried out in many individual homes. The outwork system was essential, especially for making footwear. The major step-forward was under the factory system. This system allowed work to be performed on a large scale in a single centralized location. A group of businessmen, Boston Associates

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    named The Seven Lamps of Architecture pointed out that the glory of a building or a collection is not in its material or its size, but in its generation. In other words, great era could bring the honor of history for people. Especially for the industrial past, it is easier to motivate the nostalgic impulse. In Britain, coal resource not only influenced the development of industry and technology, but also improved people’s daily life and

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    Industrialization – ever changing the face and heartbeat of our society and the world in which we live – since the Industrial Revolution began in Britain (from 1760 until sometime between 1820 and 1840). The improvement of business acquisitions and evolution of trade were essential to the Industrial Revolution. Most of the British population lived in the countryside, in small villages, and interacted closely within their family unit and work. Industrialization, however, drastically altered the

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    environment in the 1800s The Industrial revolution – what is it? The industrial revolution is the name given to the massive social economic and technological change which happened because there was developed working efficiency enhancing machineries, and initially manually run as “Spinning Jenny” but was especially enhanced by the invention of the steam engine and continued with electricity and increasingly automated machinery. In usual we split the industrial revolution into two different parts. The

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    One of the most important periods of history was the Industrial Revolution. Many of the inventions made during this time make our everyday life possible. The Industrial Revolution was the period of time during the 18th and 19th centuries when new technological advancements changed the face of industry. These changes had a lasting impact on the economies of the world and the lives of average people. There were hundreds of inventions during this time period. These inventions resulted in advances in

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    history there have been many important revolutions that have help to shape society as it is today. There are different causes, from political to religious, economic to social. Any revolution affects those in society, and creates changes for the people in the society. There are three important revolutions that took place in the late 18th century that changed the world for the better. The French Revolution, the American Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution all took place in the late 1700s. Although

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    During the 18th century, London was undergoing the dreadful period in industrial revolution. At the same time, France was dealing with the French Revolution (Desan 137-160). A poet, William Blake, was influenced by the French Revolution, so he wanted to use the poem to change the state of the world. Therefore, he published a collection of poems which called Song of Innocence, after that, he published the second part of the collection which named Song of Experience (Zhan 376). The poem, “London”,

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    the world technologically, socioeconomically, and culturally. It began in Britain but affected every corner of the Earth. While The Industrial Revolution has come and gone, it brought in new inventions, encouraged international trade, and created new settlement patterns, changing the world and building the foundation for the years to come. The Industrial Revolution began circa 1760 in Britain, the world’s leading power at the time. Britain had colonies on every discovered continent and thus, was

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