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Developments Preceding the European Industrial Revolution, 2002.
A look at historical and social causes of the European Industrial Revolution.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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A five-page survey of the major developments that lead to the European Industrial Revolution. Writer traces major religious, political and economic developments from 1100 A.D. up through the Eighteenth century.
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American Industrial Revolution, 2004.
An examination of the American Industrial Revolution as compared to the British Industrial Revolution.
1,874 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper begins with a brief comparison of the events that led up to the American Industrial Revolution, parallel to the events in Britain. It then lists major inventions that occurred during the revolution and continues to survey the effects of the Industrial Revolution on American labor. The economic and social implications are also discussed.
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"Countless historical events and cultural impacts have influenced the future of the American culture and society since the period of the Industrial Revolution. Drastic changes were brought to men, transforming their ways of life into convenience and improvement through the advance discoveries of the geniuses of the past and the revolution of diverse industries. Without the era of the industrial revolution, our lifestyles today, in terms of the technology that we currently have, will not be as progressive as they are. Essentially, the industrial revolution had built the history of technology."
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The Industrial Revolution and its Impact on American Woodwork, 2002.
A look at how the industrial revolution impacted woodworking.
2,125 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 11 sources, $ 66.95
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This paper deals with the issue of the industrial revolution and it?s impact on American woodworking. The paper discusses pre-industrial revolution times, what happened during the industrial revolution and tells what is in the future of American woodworking.
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"The Industrial Revolution had a tremendous impact on American woodworking. It took woodworking from little shops in villages to huge industrial factories within large cities throughout America. The Industrial Revolution also changed the tools used in woodworking and altered production methods as well. ?This was a period in history when new inventions changed the way that people built things and changed where people worked and how they lived? (Industrial Revolution Booklet, 1998, p.1)."
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The Second Industrial Revolution, 2002.
This paper explores the rapid economic and social changes after 1870 and looks at the differences between these developments and those of the first industrial revolution.
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 37.95
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The paper begins with the spread of the first industrial revolution to Europe and the United States, naming these developments the ?Second Industrial Revolution?. The paper places this revolution in a time frame and gives a background to it in terms of the political, socioeconomic, and scientific developments in the United States and the technological and scientific advances in Germany. The reasons for the United States ?edge? in the second industrial revolution are examined. The differences in innovations in the two revolutions are discussed. Using the examples of the automobile industry and the creation of the modern corporation, the development of mass production is studied. The paper also explores how this revolution changed society and debates whether it has ended yet.
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Introduction
When Did the Second Industrial Revolution take Place?
Background
Advantage USA
Open Society
Skilled Immigrants
The Difference in Innovations
Mass Production
The Automobile Industry
Scientific Management & Growth of Corporations
How was Society Changed?
Has the Second Industrial Revolution Ended Yet?
Conclusion
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"Rapid changes in societies that radically transform the way of life for significant segments of the population are termed revolutions. Such revolutions have occurred frequently in many parts of the world throughout history. However, only a few in the history of mankind have transformed societies in irreversible and profoundly significant ways. Two such significant events that have taken place in the course of human history are?The Neolithic Revolution and The Industrial Revolution. In the Neolithic Revolution people changed their way of life and social systems based on hunting and gathering to more complex systems dependant on agriculture and the domestication of animals. This led to the development of communities who lived in permanent settlements and gave rise to urban civilizations. The second equally significant event took place centuries later and came to be known as the Industrial Revolution. During this ?revolution? the agricultural societies created during the Neolithic Revolution were transformed into modern industrial societies. (Porter, Intro Para 4)"
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The Industrial Revolution, 2004.
An analysis of how the Industrial Revolution changed the world economy.
2,345 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines how the Industrial Revolution that started in Great Britain in the latter part of Eighteenth Century is considered by some historians to be the most significant transformation in the economic environment of human civilization after the agricultural revolution. While it rapidly took root in certain parts of the world, e.g., in Great Britain to start with, followed by certain countries of Western Europe and the United States, large parts of the world, in particular, Africa, remained untouched by it. It discusses the causes of the Industrial Revolution and identifies the countries that were most affected by it and why. It also explains the effect of the Industrial Revolution on the world economy and focuses on why the phenomenon missed Africa altogether.
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Causes of the Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution beyond Britain
Africa and Reasons for Its Underdevelopment
Conclusion
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"The most important reason behind the ?revolution? was the advancement in scientific knowledge in Europe following the Renaissance (14th to 17th century), and change in the outlook of people following the age of Enlightenment. As such change in thinking also applied to several other European countries, it is pertinent to ask: why did the industrial revolution start in Great Britain and not elsewhere? The short answer to the question is that the social, political, and legal conditions in the country were ripe for such a movement in the 18th century?more so than the other European countries. For example, the property rights in the country, such as those for patents on new inventions were well established at the time. By the 1700s, Britain had known political stability for some time, and there was less interference from the government in the country?s economy than most other countries."
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Social Factors and the Industrial Revolution, 2002.
Explores social and political preconditions of the British Industrial Revolution.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 80.95
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This paper will argue that the Industrial Revolution came about in England and not in other countries, in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This paper will also argue that the British Industrial Revolution was not due to any particular virtue or inventive genius on the part of the British, but rather as the result of a combination of interweaving social factors. Individual agency is, of course, essential to any social or political change; but the combination of factors which contributed to the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain were so diverse that they could only have come together by chance. In large part, as will be argued, this is the reason why Britain and not France or Germany, or China, experienced an Industrial Revolution at this time. All other Industrial Revolutions, it may be said, derived from this one.
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The Industrial Revolution, 2004.
This paper discusses the social implications of the Industrial Revolution.
2,085 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper explains that the Industrial Revolution left in its wake an upheaval in the lifestyle and social fabric of society, which had never occurred before quite so rapidly or radically except as the aftermath of protracted warfare or natural catastrophes. The author points out that, to alleviate the harmful effects of the industrial revolution upon workers and their families, governments tried to intervene by introducing the first legislation and supervision of industrial working conditions, such as the Factory Act of 1833, which regulated children in the factories of Britain, and a series of parliamentary insurance acts in Germany addressing illness, accident, and old age. The paper relates that the Industrial Revolution divided society into two categories of the "haves" and the "have nots", which continues today, both on an individual level and on an international level as demonstrated by the "Industrialized West" and the "Third World" nations.
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Introduction
New Hardships of Industrialization
Early Reforms
England and Germany: Different Responses to the Same Human Problem
The Industrial Revolution in Historical Perspective
Contemporary Industrial and Social Exploitation
Conclusion
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"The Industrial Revolution brought about a migration of workers from the land to urban centers, when production by hand was superseded by power driven machinery. These machines were too expensive and heavy for home use, and could only be housed and maintained in large industrial factories. Before the subsequent advent of steam engines, factories were located near streams, which provided the water necessary for their operation. Workers had to leave their homes in the country and settle in factory towns, where they earned their livelihoods.
The small workshops of individual craftsmen and laborers had to give way to the modern factory. Many men who once made a comparably good living as weavers, for instance, were out of work once textile mills and factories became equipped for power weaving. In order to earn a living, they had to join the migration to the factory towns and industrial centers."
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The Industrial Revolution and Beyond, 2004.
Examines the many ways in which the Industrial Revolution and the information revolution changed society.
4,574 words (approx. 18.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 118.95
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This paper explores the impact that the Industrial Revolution and the information revolution had on society. The paper considers not only how the Industrial Revolution affected the amount of work people do and the amount of goods produced, but also the type of goods produced and how the machine age virtually eliminated the uniqueness and aesthetic qualities of the products. The paper looks at how the Industrial Revolution eventually led to the Arts and Crafts Movement, modernism, rationalism, and other aesthetic philosophies. The paper then examines the impact that the information revolution has had on society. How the information revolution affected democracy, power, the concentration of wealth, production, and new postmodernist philosophies is discussed as well.
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"It is difficult for anyone now alive to appreciate the radical changes that the Industrial Revolution brought to humanity. We imagine that we know what it was like before this shift in economics, in culture, in society: We think of farmers tilling fields and of their children piling hay into stacks for winter forage, or of trappers setting their snares for the soft-pelted animals of the forests, or of fishers casting their hand-woven and hand-knotted nets into the seas from the hand-sewn decks of ships. We imagine the hard physical work that nearly every person in society once had to do in the era before machines substituted their labor for ours ? and this exchange of human (and animal) labor for machine-driven labor is indeed one of the key elements of the Industrial Revolution."
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Capitalism and the Industrial Revolution, 2002.
Discusses to what extent capitalism was responsible for the Industrial Revolution in late 18th/early 19th century Britain.
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In his classic work on the Industrial Revolution, T.S. Ashton cites a number of convergent factors, in the latter half of the 18th and early 19th centuries, which together were responsible for the British Industrial Revolution. Given this combination, it is clear that no single factor - such as the rise of capitalism - can be considered the cause of the Industrial Revolution. However, as will be demonstrated, the atmosphere in Great Britain at the end of the 18th and early 19th centuries was favourable to capital savings and investment; an atmosphere that was essential to the development of the Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution, 2005.
The paper examines the Industrial Revolution and its impact upon working conditions.
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The paper describes the Industrial Revolution as a particularly important period in human history with more changes in the manner in which goods were produced occurring between 1750 and 1850, than in all of human history prior to that time. The paper explains that in terms of its social impact, the main significance of the Industrial Revolution lay in its transformation of the nature and effects of work on labourers throughout Britain and later in Europe. This essay compares and contrasts the working conditions of the pre-industrial and industrial periods. The paper presents the thesis that the Industrial Revolution had a negative social impact upon working conditions.
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"The Industrial Revolution was a particularly important period in human history, with more changes in the manner in which goods were produced occurring between 1750 and 1850 than in all of human history prior to that time. In terms of its social impact, the main significance of the Industrial Revolution lay in its transformation of the nature and effects of work on laborers throughout Britain and later in Europe. This essay will compare and contrast the working conditions of the pre-industrial and industrial periods."
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The Industrial Revolution, 2008.
Looks at the impact of the Industrial Revolution.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that the industrial revolution affected the entire world and that the enormity of its impact involves technological, cultural, economic and political changes. The paper then uses symbolic interactionism to study these phenomena, which was comprised of three revolutions. The paper stresses that the key to the industrial revolution was energy, which was essential for all machines. The paper concludes that the impact of the industrial revolution is very similar to the force society currently is experiencing, which is called globalization.
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'As a result of the industrial revolution, the costs of food production were substantially reduced. Crop yields initially were increased through the development of farm machinery and then later through the introduction of various chemicals. The industrial revolution introduced a tremendous diversity of choices in terms of products and services. Service industries grew up, among which were the oil companies. Delivery of food and other goods was then facilitated through the construction of highways specially designed for the rapid transport of materials.'
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Standard of Living and the Industrial Revolution in Britain, 2008.
A study of the standard of living of the working class during the industrial revolution in Britain.
3,490 words (approx. 14.0 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 98.95
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This paper examines the standard of living of the British working class during the industrial revolution, and aims to analyze whether industrialization was good for this diverse class or not. The paper points out that, despite the extensive research conducted on this famous era of economic activity, scholars cannot seem to agree as to whether the working class benefited from this phenomenon or not. The paper concludes that the overall effect of the industrial revolution on Britain's working class was negative rather than positive, based on a model of clearly poor social conditions alongside unreliable economic data.
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Introduction
Pre-Industrial Revolution: The Situation in Europe and Britain
An Economic Model
General Standards of Living of the Working Class
Conclusion
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"England's agricultural working class pre-industrialization were arguably amongst the most advanced in the world, let alone Europe. The rest of Europe's working class was not so impacted by the industrial revolution, at least not to begin with. The industrial revolution came to England first owing to "Britain's superior record of labour productivity growth" (O'Brien, 1996, p. 216). When output per worker and returns were hectare were connected, production in Britain was nearly double that of French agriculture. Regions such as France were also more dependent than Britain on intensification of labour input to raise and maintain agricultural output above population growth levels (ibid, p. 218). It was thus no coincidence that the industrial revolution was to have a greater impact (and a swifter one) on England in comparison with that nation's European counterparts. Even before the advent of machinery, England owned a remarkable share of animal products to final agricultural outputs - around 75% (ibid, p. 222). Back then, farm animals provided "an 'engine for growth' which provided for a cumulative rise in agrarian productivity which in turn supported structural change for the economy as a whole" (ibid, p. 225). This British dominance was a direct reflection of the company's readiness to fulfill what was necessary to bolster the economy. In this case, livestock was necessary for an agricultural-based economy. It appears, however, that England, with its at-the-forefront economic planning, was primed and ready to adapt to whatever economic future awaited."
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The Industrial Revolution, 2004.
An examination of the causes of the Industrial Revolution.
1,542 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper looks at how one of the main reasons for the Industrial Revolution of the 1700s was linked to the sharing of scientific knowledge, which led to the development of new technologies. It looks at how the capitalistic merchants also contributed to the Industrial Revolution, since they were responsible for setting up factories and for applying new scientific ideas to boost their production. It shows how it was an aggregate of all these factors that led to the Industrial Revolution.
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"Necessity is the mother of invention and it was necessity that led to these changes in the textile industry. The process of producing clothes involves a spinner and a weaver. The spinners had to spin the wool fiber into yarn and the weavers did the weaving of the cloth. Spinners were always busy but the weavers spent most of their time idle due to lack of yarn for weaving. The loom existed for a very long time but John Kay developed the first modern invention to increase production. He invented the ?flying shuttle?, which made the weaving process faster and simpler but the lack of yarn for weaving still slowed down the production process. The spinning jenny addressed the problem of spinners and this enabled spinners to spin many threads simultaneously."
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The Industrial Revolution, 2005.
This paper discusses the Industrial Revolution and its many effects on society.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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The paper explores the Industrial Revolution, referring to Richard Hooker's book on Industrial Revolution; "Family and Social Structure." The paper explains the changes brought about by the Industrial Revolution, notably a change to a capitalist, urban economy and the many effects of the factory system.
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"Richard Hooker argues that the Industrial Revolution was the most far-reaching influential transformation of human culture since the advent of agriculture. Hooker maintains that the Revolution impacted almost every aspect of nineteenth century society, family and economic life, including modes of consumption, together with family and social structure."
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The Road to Industrial Revolution, 2002.
A discussion of the main anthropological elements prior to the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and Europe.
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This paper discusses how there are several anthropological changes that take place in order to prepare the way for an Industrial Revolution and how they were seen in both Europe and the United States. It looks at how agricultural society is seen to precede industrial society and how changes required for industrialization include agricultural revolution, an increase in population, urbanization and economic growth. It analyzes how these three stages include a preliminary phase, comprising of more or less a century and how during this time economic, technical, social, political conditions are prepared to become favorable for a manufacturing rather than an agricultural economy. The second phase focuses on economic prosperity and the third stage is a period of industrial expansion during which existing manufacturing techniques are perfected and still more techniques are developed. It applies these theories to the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and Europe during the eighteenth century.
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"Technical changes during this time include the seed drill and the horse shoe. The seed drill provides a means of planting seeds deeper in the ground, away from wind and birds. This allows more growth and thus a greater crop and more profit. This of course influences the economy favorably. Robert Blakewell brings about another profitable change in terms of systematic stock breeding. Blakewell moves the traditional focus away from wool (sheep) and strength (cattle) in favor of breeding for food. Inbreeding practices are promoted in this regard. Furthermore Blakewell?s success with sheep results in sheep shearing gatherings in which not only England, but also Europe, took part. This also has an influence on economic growth as a result of increased tourism. The Agricultural Revolution culminates in the Board of Agriculture, established in 1793, with Arthur Young as the secretary."
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