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    While Industrialization led to a dramatic increase in the production of goods, created jobs, and generated a demand for natural resources, it brought about over-crowded cities, dangerous living conditions, and the unfair treatment of workers. Beginning in around 1760, Europe went through a massive development of industry, that started with the introduction of new technology to the production of goods. Seeking work, the masses began to gravitate towards towns and cities, leading to rapid urbanization

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    The advent of industrialization in the early nineteenth-century had wide reaching impacts on economics, politics, society and demographics. The transition from an agrarian and feudal system of production to an industrial and capitalistic system brought about many changes to the lives of Europeans. Some of these changes include gender issues, immigration, medicine, the rise of liberal and socialist politics, and the rise of some famous political movements. In the following essay I will expand upon

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    Industrialization began locally in England during the late 18th century initiated from the procurement of coal deposits that gave England the boost to start industrializing first. “Europe’s great breakthrough occurred as a result of global developments rather then internal advantages”. The country soon realized they needed more resources then they currently had and expanded outside their borders to further bolster growth and in turn incorporated global populations. They created a colony in North

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    The Rise and Impact of Industrialization Industrialization began to rise is the mid-eighteenth century. Industrialization is defined as, “the process that transformed agrarian and handicraft-centered economies into economies that depended on industry and machine manufacture” (Bentley, Ziegler, 652). Industrializations started implementations of large industries and machines manufacturing that created the need for highly skilled workers. The use of machines led to increased productivity. With increasing

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    Discuss some of the ways that industrialization changed America. Give some concrete examples and back up your answers with as many facts as possible. Industrialization changed American in many ways through manufacturing in history that affected our future in goods and resources. Industrialization started in the eighteenth century in Britain. Britain’s system involved machinery and factories; something American did not have but wanted. America was recruiting Britain artisans; Britain made laws prohibiting

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    facing today.  The broad term, industrialization, refers to the development of goods produced by machinery and the discovery of new energy resources.  Industrialization had many positive and negative effects on the citizens of the world during these two centuries.  The events under industrialization could be said to have fallen victim to the “snowball effect” and been a cause of the situation that our world is facing today.     Some of the positive effects of Industrialization seen near the end of the

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    overall life in the United States. Due to this, industrialization greatly impacted United States society from 1865 to 1900 through labor and political parties. Industrialization made an impact on society through changes on labor. As manufacturing and production became reliant on upcoming technology, workers were affected by it. In Document 2, David Wells, an engineer and economist, stated that the modern manufacturing system

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    The industrialization catch up Russia had to do had a big impact on the country, but the problems it caused made way for the discontent in the people and some going to Communist ideology. Industrialization in Russia is important due to the fact they were behind . Bolshevik/Communist ideology spread through these disgruntled people as they wanted change. During this time industrialization had a large impact on Russia as a whole, this caused problems that many people faced, and lastly these problems

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    late 1900s industrialization expanded in the United States faster than ever before. Industrialization, meaning manufacturing in factory using machines. Machines replaced hand labor as the main means of manufacturing. Industrialization provided more problems because many people were left in poverty, horrible living conditions, and class separation. Industrialization produced more problems because many people were in poverty, mostly immigrants who immigrated to america when industrialization had started

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    Industrialization in America Industrialization in America was a period in time in which factories became an effective and new, helpful machinery was being invented to make production easier. This point in time drastically changed the lives of American citizens for the better or for the worse. Farmers were flocking to cities in seek of jobs while the wealthy wallowed in their cash and enjoyed lives of luxury because of their successful businesses. The middle class lived comfortably while workers

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