History Assignment Script: The Industrial Revolution

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History Assignment Script: The Industrial Revolution The impacts of the Industrial Revolution: Intro: Hello and good morning to all of you, thank you for tuning in with us on another episode of "the daily dose of history". I am your host Maryam Samimi, and the topic we are going to be discussing today is the Industrial Revolution and how it had impacted our modern lifestyles all around the world socially, economically, environmentally, historically and politically. The 18th century witnessed hundreds of new inventions and ideas that revolutionized people's lives. This was not the same for all people. For many, the Industrial Revolution brought wealth and fortune, but the others suffered with starvation and other epidemics that were …show more content…

This stable agriculture was soon to be a modern industrial society, in which the people were relying on mechanical machines powered by steam and electricity. Every waking and sleeping second is caused by the Industrial Revolution. The manufacturing economy majorly boomed in the industries. Inventions like “Flying Shuttle”created by John Kay in 1733 were causes for increases in the speed of weaving. This led to the inventions like the “Spinning Jenny” because of very high demands. The technology and quality of machinery were highly improved. Creations powered by water and steam are the inventions that first changed mankind, into our society today. The world's coal production (which was about two thirds) was produced by Britain, half of the iron and half of the cotton cloth as well. The largest single employer was the cotton industry, which caused cotton clothing to become worth a great value in Britain's export trade. India was the world’s biggest producer of cotton textiles. India did not have to industrialize, because they were productive without the use of machinery. Later on, manufacturers in Britain invested in highly developed factories and technologies from the profit of the increased …show more content…

But by 1830, the Industrial Revolution indicated a new way of representing power: by owning factories. The lower class would take no part in power but instead depended on their government to ease the cases. Wealthy aristocrats pushed the poor out of their farming homes and moved them to the cities and towns. The lower classmen were not very educated nor were they skilled in what they were told to do, but they eventually came through with all of the labour. Inequality had a major role in the political crisis. Only 6% of men could vote before 1832, but as the industrial revolution occurred, things had a more balanced feel to them. The positive side of these effects the Industrial Revolution has left on us is that the government tried its best to encourage literature and building schools. By doing so, at least some wealthy citizens would acknowledge the fact that they have an education and begin to develop their uncivilized country into a more modern and civilized place for

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