Category: Industrial Revolution

The thing that made me “wow” in this class was the topic of industrialization. More precisely, the fact that although industrialization was the economic forcing factor, it also left many Americans unemployed was interesting to me. According to Locke and Wright (2019), economic progress, technical innovation, social and cultural evolution, and demographic shifts revolutionized the…

Reading Response Why the Industrial Revolution did not originate in China in the fourteenth century is one of the most controversial questions many ask. Despite the fact that the Industrial Revolution did not occur in China, there was a chain of contributing factors that can be considered crucial to the economic development of Europe and…

When studying the history of China, many put a focus on innovations that gave a start to the development of Western civilizations. Despite the fact that China was very advanced in agricultural and technological productivity in the time period leading up to the fourteenth century, the country stopped its development and fell behind in comparison…

Table of Contents Introduction Agricultural Changes Economic Changes Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Industrial Revolution is a set of actions to move labor from one type to another: the arrival of machines and factories to change social organization. From the second half of the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution gradually covered more and more territories.…

Table of Contents Birthplace of the Revolution The Development of the Machinery The Invention of the Engine The Invention of the Machines for the Machinery Production Controversial Nature of Revolution Industrial Revolution and Economic Growth Conclusion References The Industrial Revolution of 1760-1840 was a remarkable time that changed the world picture impressively (Stearns, 2010). During…

Introduction In the late 19th century, many changes happened within America. This was an era of rapid growth leading to industrialization, immigration, and urbanization. However, before the transformation, most Americans lived a simple life in which they made their necessities and grew their food. The essay examines the relationships between industrialization, immigration, and the urbanization…

The industrial revolution is marked with multifarious and radical changes in social-economic. The industrial revolution, which occurred in the 19th century is said to have improved the production of the agricultural activities, living standards were also enhanced, and thus there was a high increase in the size of the population. A shift in the population…

Table of Contents Introduction Edwin Chadwick’s Report on Sanitary Conditions Andrew Ure’s Philosophy of Manufactures Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In 18 century, Great Britain experienced the industrial revolution due to physicomechanical science’s advancements. In factories, employers started to launch various machines to complete the same tasks as previously but more quickly and require less involvement…

Introduction The rapid transformation of the social and economic order and the advancement of the manufacturing means toward more automated processes emerged on the verge of the nineteenth century. This period was called the Industrial Revolution due to the inception of the industrial economy. However, between 1880 and 1920, new significant changes emerged, which are…

In his work, Justin Yifu Lin investigates the history of Chinese economic development and states several hypotheses explaining why, despite the numerous inventions and potential, the Chinese industrial revolution never happened. All the economic factors that led to the famous Industrial Revolution in England in the nineteenth century already existed in China four centuries earlier.…