The Industrial Revolution.

The Industrial Revolution 'the Industrial Revolution was no mere sequence of changes in industrial techniques and production, but a social revolution with social causes as well as profound social effects' Harold Perkin In Britain about two hundred years ago, great changes took place in making goods and transport which has moulded the way our world works today. These changes made big differences to many people's lives and work. This great change in the way people lived is called the Industrial Revolution. It was revolutionary because it changed the productive capacity of England, Europe and the United States. But the revolution was something more than just new machines, factories, increased productivity and an increased standard of living. It was a revolution which transformed English, European and American society down to its roots. Like the Reformation or the French Revolution no one was left unaffected. Everyone was touched in one way or another (add). The Industrial Revolution implied that man now had not only the opportunity and the knowledge but the physical means to restrain nature. No other revolution in modern times can be said to have gifted so much in so little time. The Industrial Revolution attempted to affect man's mastery over nature. England was the birthplace of this revolution, because the political and economic conditions were ideal. The origins of

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Industrial revolution

What were the most important causes of the industrial revolution? The term 'Industrial Revolution' usually applies to the social and economic changes that mark the transition from a stable agricultural and commercial society to a modern industrial society relying on complex machinery rather than the everyday tools people used. It is used to refer primarily to the period in British history from the middle of the 18th century to the middle of the 19th century. As time moves on and the years go by, mankind introduces new discoveries and inventions to our world. All of these inventions are designed to make our lives much easier so we can continue developing our lifestyle and everyday life. The Industrial revolution was a time of drastic change and transformation from hand tools, and hand made items to machine manufactured and mass produced goods. This change generally helped life, but also hindered it as well. Pollution, such as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rose, which made working conditions pretty tough, and the number of women and children working increased. The year was 1733, the demand for cotton cloth was high, but production was low. This crisis had to be solved or England's economy would be hindered. The answer came from a British weaver, John Kay, who invented and fashioned the flying shuttle, which cut weaving time in half. John Kay was a pioneer and his

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Industrial Revolution

Justine King Mr. Smith AP Euro Per. 7/8 3/1/09 DBQ- Industrial Rev. During the late 1700s Britain underwent dramatic changes as a result of the Industrial Revolution. Manchester was transformed from a rural, agricultural society to an urban industrial society. As illustrated in Doc. 1, Manchester experienced tremendous growth from 1750 to 1850. Manchester was now made up of mostly densely populated urban areas. As a result, the Industrial Revolution brought many huge social problems as well as economic benefits. The rapid growth and industrialization of Manchester caused many social problems. One of the many social problems was the concern of health and well being. The Lancet, a British medical journal by Thomas Wakley, compared the average age at deaths of rural districts to industrial districts. Doc. 8 showed that people in Manchester were living half as long as those in rural districts such as Ruthland and Bath. It is possible to question these statistics because they are being complied by a medical reformer who may have padded his to persuade more people to his cause. Edwin Chadwick, a public health reformer, in his Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Laboring Population of Great Britain, gives credence to the unhealthy conditions in Manchester. Chadwick implies that the annual loss of life from unhealthy conditions is greater than the deaths caused by modern

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The Industrial Revolution

'The Industrial Revolution' Braidot, Agostina Mores, Evangelina Instituto Superior de Profesorado n° 4 'Ángel Cárcano' E.D.I. - Social Studies III Ms Maggio July 1st, 2010 Introduction A series of revolutions may be well considered to be the precursors to the Industrial Revolution. Optimum conditions were provided by crucial advances and developments in agriculture, technology and transportation for England to become the first industrialised country. Enormous, far-reaching changes characterised this epoch, in which the city life, the social structure and the economy of a country were profoundly transformed and England would never be the same. Well was it named a Revolution. The Industrial Revolution Causes Certainly, the Industrial Revolution marked a before and after in the manufacture of goods in England. Aylett (1985) states that in the first decades of the eighteenth century, families would make goods in their own homes or cottages. This is why this production process was called domestic system or cottage industry. The most important one was the cloth industry. However, as both the cloth British export and the internal market were increasing at the same pace as the population, the domestic system began to prove insufficient to cater for the burgeoning demand. The negative aspect of the cottage industry was that it was time-consuming and ineffective.

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How did living conditions change in towns as a result of the Industrial Revolution ?

How did living conditions change in towns as a result of the Industrial Revolution ? This essay shall not only explore the changes that had taken place but to what extent had commoners and citizens in general endured both the negative and positive outcomes of the events . During the Industrial Revolution , several changes had taken place.Baring this is mind , it can be said that some of the movements that had occurred were to the citizens disadvantage. Despite this , towards the end of the 17th century , benefits were beginning to be produced out of the commotion that had taken place and the consequential suffering that many went through . It is due to this that there is some disagreement about whether or not the Revolution was a benefit ; and if it had not taken place, would there have been less labouring , grief and suffering by workers at that time?It is a known fact that the advantages of the Revolution having it's place in British history was only revealed long after periods of labouring and severe epidemics . This was since after these and several other events had taken place , was there an significant improvement in lifestyle, medical and engineering knowledge . The only noticeable advantaged event that had taken place was the boost in the country's economy and the significant advancement in technology which was relevant to transportation and the development of

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The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution occurred between the period of 1750 and 1830. The Industrial Revolution was a period of great change. new industries developed rapidly as a result of a number of new inventions and the way in which things were produced, and the way in which people lived and worked, changed rapidly as a result of these developments The Industrial Revolution contained other periods of importance such as the Agriculture Revolution , which was also known as the Agrarian Revolution. Between this period many things changed. The changes included the living conditions of the people, ways of transport, crop rotation, working conditions and times, who got the right to vote and much more. Many inventions were also made in this time. This essay will explain whether or not the Industrial Revolution was an Age of Progress or not and show arguments for both sides. The Industrial Revolution was not an age of progress in the following ways- Living conditions in the towns grew a lot worse. The homes were cramped together very closely and disease and sickness spread around the homes easily. The streets and houses were also very dirty and unclean. The people who lived in the towns were very uncomfortable in the over-cramped houses most household was home to more than 3 people. In 1832 James Phillips Kay, an Edinburgh doctor, published a detailed report on

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Industrial Revolution.

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The rise of mechanical power and the capitalistic factory system occurring in the towns replacing the more traditional rural farm work and cottage industries, especially in England from roughly 1770s to 1830s. Sometimes called the English Revolution - to associate the social change it incurred with the French Revolution and American Revolution. However unlike the other two revolutions it was not always beneficial. Engels first used the term in 1844. Before the Industrial Revolution most of the Working Class lived in the country as farm labourers. In off-seasons some turned to nail making, weaving, and other product-making jobs to supplement their farm wages. This work was usually done in the living room of their cottages - in between growing their own food and attending to other family responsibilities. Once they had finished a product they then had to hawk it around the countryside looking for a buyer. Husbands, wives and children all worked from dawn to dusk at these tasks. Whenever they could afford to they would take holiday from this monotonous, energy-sapping and hazardous work. Injuries and permanent deformities were common. With the improvement of steam power and machines Capitalists built factories to concentrate the artisans into one location and had them work for set wages or piecemeal. This decreased the rural population and built up the

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The Industrial Revolution.

Much negative and positive speculation has been said about the Industrial Revolution since its birth in the late 18th Century in Britain. The revolution was a unique and complex phenomenon, resulting in economical, social and political changes. J. Ellul commented that the optimistic atmosphere was the perfect breeding ground for such a revolution.1 The idea of progress would propel societies forward to a higher and a more stable plateau. Myths of human emancipation, urbanisation of cities and a democratic nation were heard. However, after the onset of the revolutionary change, the rumours of human freedom and happiness were unheard of again. Instead, the working class were forced into other forms of discipline and control. In this essay, we will examine the damaging aspects of the Industrial Revolution and how it impacted on the proletarians. Karl Marx described the core of modernity as involving many different aspects - one being the "emergence of a world market".2 The world market rapidly increases, obliterating all in its path, including that of the local and regional markets. Consequently, our desires and necessities become increasingly cosmopolitan, so much so, that local industries are incapable of producing commodities at such high demand and are forced to stop trading and move to the more populous cities to find alternative work3. Even this early on in the

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The second industrial revolution.

Introduction The First Industrial Revolution, as called in the narrower sense the revolution of coal and iron, started in Britain in the manufacture of textiles in the middle of seventeenth century. It implied the gradual extension of the use of machines, the employment of men, women, and children in factories, a fairly steady change from a population mainly of agriculture workers to a population mainly engaged in making things in factories and distributing them when they were made. By the mid nineteenth-century, Britain became the world's industrial leader--the "workshop of the world." After the age of coal and iron (the first industrial revolution), there came the following age of steel and electricity, of oil and chemicals. The second industrial revolution began around the last decade of the nineteenth century. It was far more deeply scientific, far less depended on the "inventions" of "practical" men with little if any basic scientific training. It was also far quicker in its impact, far more prodigious in its results and far more revolutionary in its effects on people's lives and outlook. The second industrial revolution was a new thing in human experience and it went on corresponded with the economic, social and political consequences it produced. Economical issues on Productivity and technology The second industrial revolution witnessed the growth in some

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Industrial revolution Assessment

Cw 13th December 04 Industrial revolution Assessment "The industrial Revolution was a time of great progress for the people of Britain." Do you agree? Explain your answer in detail using your knowledge of the 19th century. I believe that the Industrial Revolution affected everyone in different ways. I think that the majority of the already richer people did well out of the Industrial Revolution because they could afford to build up businesses and continue to build on already existing ones. They were made a lot more successful because of factories, transport and the poor's life style. The factories improved the businesses because they could make so much more produce and therefore much more profit. However the factories put the skilled workers out of their jobs as the big batches of produce where in a much higher quantity and in much less time, therefore they were cheaper which meant more people could buy them, and it was fashionable to have the "in" pottery, for example, so everybody wanted it and it advertised the factories produce. New machines were being developed all the time, like the Spinning Jenny and the water frame and were helping to boost companies demand for their products. Before the 19th century, the main industry was farming and all the work was done by hand in small industries. But after 1750 machinery

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