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    was shot many countries of Europe into the Industrial Revolution. From the Industrial Revolution, there were rippling effects on the working class of Europe. The factory made the skill of the craftsperson obsolete, led unhealthy living and conditions, and created competitively low wages. This led to the emergence of liberalism and socialism, both ideologies offered solutions to improve or eliminate the problems brought about by the Industrial Revolution. The Enlightenment was

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    The Industrial Revolution was an extreme advancement in technology, business, machinery and more. It showed the revolutionary practices and abilities of big business. The revolution shows us what can happen if you let greed struck corporate owners have influence and control over a country, because power and materialism corrupted their minds they began to create some of the greatest economic empires in the world. This lead to them underpaying their workers from the desires to become the

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    The Industrial Revolution Imagine having the same job for your whole life, while wanting to have more opportunities to move forward in all aspects of life. Then finally, one day being able to have a job, that’s what the Industrial Revolution brought. The Industrial Revolution began in the late 1700s. Prior to it, people would manufacture goods in their home, and used hand made tools for their daily life. This process began in Britain and spread to other parts of the world, changing the social, cultural

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    However, as the 18th century progressed the world began to undergo a revolution that is now known as the Industrial Revolution. Because of its resources, geography, and beneficial governmental policy, England led the way in this new age where the factory replaced rural work. While this was a time of great technological advancement, not everything was a positive result of the Industrial Revolution. Nonetheless, the Industrial Revolution brought a

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    This Youtube video shows the audience fairly accurately the causes of the Industrial Revolution, and why the revolution occurred in Britain, and not another location in the world. At 2:06, the creator starts off by mentioning a few key reasons why the revolution occurred in Britain. These key points were land (raw minerals), labour (workers), capital (money) and stable government. These are all very important and correct key points, but there are missing a few minor other reasons. At 4:08, she

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    The inventions of the Industrial Revolution have helped the people in many ways, here are some of the ways they worked. It the Inventions helped the 18th century people out very much. The point of my essay is to show what Inventions helped the 18th century and what the people did with the inventions. The Inventions changed everything that happened in that time and it changed what would be invented forever, and that is why it is called the Industrial revolution. The development of Railroads was

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    This essay will discuss my area of research for the industrial revolution. ‘The era known as the Industrial Revolution was a period in which fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, transportation, economic policies and the social structure in England’ (Joseph A. Montagne 2015). My key question that I based my research on is “To what extent did the changes in industry in great Brittan have a negative Effect on family life and society in general from 1750-1850? My

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    living is the era of Industrial Revolution. The period of the Industrial revolution began in the early 1700s and ended in the late 1800s. During the century, the Industrial revolution engendered both positive and negative changes to the human society. Some of the cons include the rapid

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    impacts on women caused by the controversial Industrial Revolution The Industrial revolution, a period of time from circa 1760 to 1840, is a monumental part of our history. Unimaginable inventions were created and it brought about many changes that directed an unseen path to where we are now. One of the greater impacts that the controversial revolution had brought about was its influence on women. Each women of different social class lived through the revolution inversely. Many however, not so well.

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    The industrial revolution made the United States what it is today. The industrial revolution helped us economically by providing transportation, communication, natural resources, and inventions. The revolution helped use the abundant natural resources to our advantage and to grow to be an economic power. The industrial revolution in America had many great reasons for its spark. The America’s industrial revolution is called the second revolution because it first happened in Great Britain. The revolution

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