Electricity, Steel and Oil The three major improvements of the second Industrial Revolution were in the areas of energy and metal. ... Railroads and Steamships The second Industrial Revolution was also a transportation revolution. ... The Industrial Revolution changed the perception of middle class women. ... Scientific Ideas The Industrial Revolution managed to catalyze dramatic advances in scientific knowledge. ... He concluded that the capppitalism of the Industrial revolution created a class of proleteriats, or industrial workers. ...

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He supports his claim by describing the nature of the industrial economy, his two contrasting views, followed by the different status identities. ... Stating the origin of their rise, the Industrial Revolution. ... According to Ewen, industrial production has provided people with many opportunities to better their lives. This new sense of achievement created by the industrial revolution allowed them to believe that they had made it, they achieve the American dream. ... Ewen criticizes the materialistic middle class in his essay "Chosen People" by identifying how the industrial rev...

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I'd argue that pre Industrial Revolution, the synergy between the social classes was much more common than we see in the 21st century. Although this 19th century revolution had undoubtedly positive effects on America and its overall wealth, it was the point in time that started the segregation of the classes. ...

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The industrial revolution increased production of good and raised the standards of living. Manchester compares with its industrialization process and contrasts with Costa Rica in the aspects of working conditions, living conditions and class tensions. Manchester's working conditions contrasts to C...

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The entire industrial economy functioned because of the working class, even if they were being exploited. ... This created a situation in which the higher middle class would be richer than their working class counterparts, and therefore very important to the industrial society. ...

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The explosive growth of the textile industries brought hundreds of thousands of working class women into factory jobs with gruelling working conditions, and the need for coal to fuel England's industrial development brought women into the mines. ... The poet, William Morris, shared with Marx a conviction that utopia could be achieved only after the working classes had, by revolution taken control of government and industry. ...

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The British franchise remained unchanged from fifteenth century until the Great Reform Act of 1832. Although it could be argued that this in itself is enough to earn the epithet Great', in recent years historians have been reluctant to ascribe much significance to the Act. The debate on whether or...

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The story is set in the nineteenth century, often called the Victorian Age, after England's Queen Victoria, an age that was impacted by the industrial revolution, causing a stark difference between the gender roles, particularly in the upper and middle classes. ...

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As at this time the Industrial Revolution has taken place and the social status issues become much more complicated as they also added a new class "under class" that represent the people who suffered because of poverty (Cody, 2002). ...

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Hollywood drama and historical events have been closely linked for decades. Over the years, countless movies have been made using historical settings to provide a framework for their storyline. Whether it be "Gone with the Wind", "Saving Private Ryan", or even "Blackhawk Down", history and drama ...

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