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    As the Industrial Revolution took place, many drastic changes… technological, social, economic, and cultural also occurred. The Industrial Age brought about a new order that gave rise to the world of skyscrapers, factories of mass-production, and electronic devices that we are accustomed to today. The everyday lives of ordinary people underwent a dramatic change for the better. Before the Industrial Age, people lived very simple and hardworking lives. Any food or clothing they had was produced by

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    When inventors invented machines to make everyday life quicker in England. It was between 1760 and 1840 and brought the city’s jobs and greater trade. The Industrial revolution had a positive impact on there on people lives. It had a positive impact on people’s lives by changes to society, daily life and transportation. Daily life had improved and had better conqueses on people lives. Jobs had a greater reasons and had a good financial state. The economy was starting to grow and have a higher quality

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    The Industrial Revolution was a time in American history when people started to work with machines and in factories at their jobs. There were many astounding and horrible things that came with it though. Overall, I believe that the Industrial Revolution had a negative impact because it brought child labor, poor living conditions, and accidents/ injuries on the world. One reason why the Industrial Revolution had a negative impact on the world is because it started child labor. Child labor is when

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    The nineteenth century Britain was transfigured by the industrial revolution. The early 19th century was an era of political and social disruption in England. The 19 century affected the social, political, and economic within the nation. During the nineteenth century the scale of industrial expansion was excessive and extraordinary. The increase in international trade and a growing of middle-class demanded for goods fueled by colonies led Britain to develop rail road network and steamships

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    The Industrial Revolution was a period in the 18th century in Europe where and emphasis of mass production using machinery were at a peak due to large numbers of factories and workers. The Industrial Revolution allowed for innovation to spread rapidly throughout the 18th century in Britain then throughout the rest of the world. Inventions such as the sewing machine, cotton gin, as well as the telephone were invented during this time period. Modern society was then able to build upon the strides made

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    The Industrial Revolution began in Britain 1760, and has eventually spread to all over the world. The Industrial Revolution was a turning point in human history. It not only severely changed every aspect of human life and overall lifestyle, it also impacted on humans’ relationship with the environment and the Earth’s ecosystems. However, these effects were not discovered till much later. Before the revolution goods and clothing garments were crafted by hand, and industrialism brought a shift to

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    transportation and economic growth became possible only because of the Industrial Revolution. Taking place in the United States between 18th and 19th century, times went from separating the cotton from its seed to using an automated cotton gin made by an American inventor Eli Whitney. This allowed for the lower class citizens to be able to have the important goods such as medication and clothing. Before the American Industrial Revolution, people were mostly farmers and life went by slowly and tedious work

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    The Industrial Revolution changed Europe in numerous ways. Between the 18th and 20th centuries in Europe the Industrial Revolution helped advance many things like the military, industry, domestic politics, international politics, colonialism, and science. The Industrial Revolution was an enormous turning point in people’s relationship with their society. The Industrial Revolution changed about every part of people’s life and lifestyles. Peoples live had been improved because of all the improvements

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    The Industrial Revolution brought about great changes in the sexual division of labor. Before the Industrial Revolution, men and women had set labor roles. As the Industrial Revolution came along, these labor roles began to expand into where women were being able to do the same jobs as men, although they did not receive as much as pay as their male counterparts doing the same job. For most married women, their job was inside the home, however, if they came from a poor family or a family where the

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    With the hum of new machines came the buzz of prominent voices and ideologies within the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution began in England around the eighteenth century. It was a period of time where there was a transition from rural agriculture to powered machinery, and mass production of goods. Though the goods increased, a new social system also emerged, which consequently caused tensions between the working class and the bourgeoisie. These strains between the proletarian group

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