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Post by Joel Troge on Mar 3, 2010 13:21:25 GMT -5
THEMATIC ESSAY QUESTION
Directions: Write a well-organized essay that includes an introduction, two body paragraphs addressing the task, and a conclusion.
Theme: Turning Points Turning points are major events in history that have led to lasting change. Task: Identify one major turning point in global history and: • Describe the historical circumstances surrounding the turning point • Explain how the turning point changed the course of history For this essay you may only use the example of the Industrial Revolution as your turning point .
For this essay you may use Internet or book sources, however, your response should only address what is asked for in the task.
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Post by shamsurrahman on Mar 4, 2010 10:18:09 GMT -5
Having to do with the creation of goods through the use of mechanization factories and mass production.The complex of radical socioeconomic changes, such as the ones that took place in England in the late 18th century, that are brought about when extensive mechanization of production systems results in a shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large-scale factory production. The revolution was in technology,new techniques involving new machinery and new processes—but was accompanied by social and political changes. These changes, beginning in Britain, took place over a long period of time but their effects transformed society.Technological changes included the use of iron and steel, new energy sources, the invention of new machines that increased production (including the steam engine and the spinning jenny), the development of the factory system, and important developments in transportation and communication (including the railroad and the telegraph). The Industrial Revolution was largely confined to Britain from 1760 to 1830 and then spread to Belgium, France and other nations , Germany, the U.S. and Japan achieved industrial power, they outstripped Britain's initial successes. It also spread to Eastern European countries and also in China and India. Industrialization effected changes in economic, political, and social organization. These included a wider distribution of wealth and increased international trade; political changes resulting from the shift in economic power; sweeping social changes that included the rise of working-class movements, the development of managerial hierarchies to oversee the division of labour, and the emergence of new patterns of authority; and struggles against externalities such as industrial pollution and urban crowding. ;D ;D
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Post by alexzhong on Mar 4, 2010 10:18:40 GMT -5
The Industrial Revolution is the complex of radical socioeconomic changes, that are brought about when extensive mechanization of production systems results in a shift from home-based hand manufacturing to large-scale factory production. Before the industrial revolution, regardless of country or city in the production of power are all human, animal, wind and water, etc. the main reason for low production volume. When the increase in population, this driving force to produce goods in the original method, we can no longer meet the growing demand. After the Industrial Revolution, people start used the new technology- Method. And also contributed to the development of these disciplines . The Industrial Revolution make the people move to city from the countryside. Make a ready for Second Industrial revolution.
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Post by luckensonmillien on Mar 5, 2010 15:58:35 GMT -5
Industrial revolution neam" to turning the change" Industrial revolution strarted with the mechanisation of the textile industries, the development of iron-making techniques and the increased use of refined coal.
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Post by gianfrancoconiglia on Mar 5, 2010 16:01:22 GMT -5
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing,that change in goods through the use of mechanization. The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in human history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. Starting in the later part of the 18th century there began a transition in parts of Great Britain's previously manual labour and draft-animal–based economy towards machine-based manufacturing. It started with the mechanisation of the textile industries, the development of iron-making techniques and the increased use of refined coal.The positive effects of the Industrial revolution is the introduction of factories and the assembly line, new inventions, the development of electricity, and the railroads all contributed to faster, more efficient production of goods and materials. The negative effect is that Kids had no free time to do anything else, besides work and earned low wages. Some got sick and died because of the toxic fumes, while others were severely injured and sometimes killed working at the dangerous machines in factories. The causes of the Industrial Revolution were complicated and remain a topic for debate, with some historians believing the Revolution was an outgrowth of social and institutional changes brought by the end of feudalism in Britain after the English Civil War in the 17th century.
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Post by henryd on Mar 10, 2010 11:24:47 GMT -5
Throughout history, people had to use their own hands and animals in order to produce materials/goods until the industrial revolution takes place. This event would change history forever.
Before the industrial revolution happens, daily life and work was extremely difficult for the vast majority of people. The amount of goods produced by the people was very low and took much effort. Before the revolution there were only two social classes, the lower class and upper class, when this event occurred over a class was added to the two existing classes and that is the middle class.
The Industrial Revolution occurred at the end of the 19th century in England.
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Post by peizhanli on Mar 10, 2010 11:25:12 GMT -5
The industrial revolution started on the 18 century in the Unite kingdom. That's the huge change major in agriculture. This is the turning point of the human energy to the machine energy. That also lead to the growth of the middle class. At this turning point had has both negative and positive effect for the society. One example of the begin of industrial revolution is having a creation of goods through the use of mechnization for the factory to production. As a reason of a lot of new type of job are from the machine, the machine help the industrial revolution lead to the growth of the middle class. Because, they can easiesly to save time and effort to make a product, is prety good to produce to waste less, and earn good money. However, the machine has a lot of negative effect, because the machine use the coal to produce energy to work. The burn of the coal make a lot of pollution. One example is air pollution.
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Post by thailuuquang on Mar 11, 2010 10:17:22 GMT -5
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century,Starting in the later part of the 18th century there began a transition in parts of Great Britain's previously manual labour and draft-animal–based economy towards machine-based manufacturing. It started with the mechanisation of the textile industries, the development of iron-making techniques and the increased use of refined coal.Trade expansion was enabled by the introduction of canals, improved roads and railways.The first Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th century, merged into the Second Industrial Revolution around 1850, when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered ships, railways, and later in the 19th century with the internal combustion engine and electrical power generation.
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Post by jovhanaranjo on Mar 11, 2010 10:20:06 GMT -5
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and transport had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. The onset of the Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in human history; almost every aspect of daily life was eventually influenced in some way. The first Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th century, merged into the Second Industrial Revolution around 1850, when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered ships, railways, and later in the 19th century with the internal combustion engine and electrical power generation. The period of time covered by the Industrial Revolution varies with different historians. Eric Hobsbawm held that it 'broke out' in Britain in the 1780s and was not fully felt until the 1830s or 1840s, while T. S. Ashton held that it occurred roughly between 1760 and 1830 Some twentieth century historians such as John Clapham and Nicholas Crafts have argued that the process of economic and social change took place gradually and the term revolution is not a true description of what took place. This is still a subject of debate among historians GDP per capita was broadly stable before the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of the modern capitalist economy. The Industrial Revolution began an era of per-capita economic growth in capitalist economies. Historians agree that the Industrial Revolution was one of the most important events in history.The causes of the Industrial Revolution were complicated and remain a topic for debate, with some historians believing the Revolution was an outgrowth of social and institutional changes brought by the end of feudalism in Britain after the English Civil War in the 17th century. As national border controls became more effective, the spread of disease was lessened, thereby preventing the epidemics common in previous times. The percentage of children who lived past infancy rose significantly, leading to a larger workforce.
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Post by moinakhter on Mar 11, 2010 19:43:34 GMT -5
Turning points are major events in history that have led to lasting change the society. the Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain and spread to Belgium, France, Germany, the United States and Japan. It was a fundamental change in the way goods were produced, and altered the way people lived. The Industrial Revolution is a major turning point in world history. The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in world history as it resulted in a complete change in society on all levels. Effects of the Industrial Revolutions were long reaching, and influenced many other cultures both positively and negatively. One negative effect is industrial revolution introduce child labors. In 18th and 19th century agriculture developed the major change in global history manufactures the use of machinery. Trade expansion was enabled by the introduction of canals, improved roads and railways.The first Industrial Revolution, which began in the 18th century, merged into the Second Industrial Revolution around 1850, when technological and economic progress gained momentum with the development of steam-powered ships, railways, and later in the 19th century with the internal combustion engine and electrical power generation. The Industrial Revolution began an area of per-capitalist economic growth in capitalist economies.
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