Term
Industrial Revolution
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Definition
- Period where the production of goods shifted from the home where most were produced by hand to machine aided production in factories.
- Spurred by innovations in manufactoring, transportation, communication and agriculture
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Industrial Revolution
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Definition
- Transportation: steamboat, railroads, automobiles
- Manufacturing: spinny jenny, sewing machine, Bessemer Process
- Communication: telegraph, telephone
- Agriculture: cotton gin, harvester, reaper
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Term
Industrial Revolution (Industrialization)
Benefits |
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Definition
- more efficient
- production is faster, cheaper,
- better quality
- more affordable for the consumer
- accumulation of wealth (number of millionaires grew)
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Term
Industrial Revolution (Industrialization)
Negative Effects |
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- long working conditions
- low pay
- unsafe working conditions
- child labor
- unsanitary working conditions
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