In 1800 about one-fifth of the British population lived in towns and cities of 10,000 or more inhabitants, yet by 1900 three-fourths of the population worked and lived in cities. ... Between 1860 and 1940 real annual wage earnings in all manufacturing more than doubled from $380 to $860, thus proving to be beneficial in long-terms and a contributor to new patterns of globalization. Population Growth is also a globalization pattern that resulted from the Industrial Revolution. ... The European population more than tripled from 105 to 390 million between 1700 and 1900. ... In 1700, the populati...

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He added automatic control mechanism and double acting engine made for much smoother power. ... This created urbanization and an increase in both population and immigration throughout Britain. Because of the high demand for growth due to population increase it caused a drain in natural resources. ... Britain's water supplies were low; there was a lack of sanitation in the cities and a huge controversy of overcrowding and a population boom. ... Average agricultural surplus per worker doubled from about 25% to about 50%. ...

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There was five main causes that led to the revolution; Increase in population, inventions, development of world trade, accumulation of capital (people with money would invest), and the end of feudalism. ... Due to all of the job openings and business opportunities, city populations were rapidly growing. ... The increase of population also led to a higher demand for food, clothes, and fabrics. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had also doubled. ... By 1985 the population of America had grown twice that of the United Kingdom, and was now exporting to the UK. ...

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Subsequent to the Middle Ages, populations in Western Europe began developing technology that enhanced their ability to generate products and which led to significantly higher standards of living than populations elsewhere on the planet. ... In 1500, Europe was third in population in the world, behind China and India. ... It is estimated that at the start of the fourteenth century, the combined peoples of France, Germany and Britain supported 15 percent of the population through peasant work (meaning that 85 percent of the population were peasants). ... By keeping a large population from which...

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In this brief period, American industrial output nearly doubled , and the gross national product rose by 40% Most of this explosive growth took place in industries producing consumer goods-automobiles, appliances, furniture, and clothing. ... Corporate profits nearly doubled in 10 years, and income from dividends rose 65%, nearly 6 times the rate of increase in workers' wages. ... The boom of the 1920s would end in a great crash; yet the achievements of the decade would survive even that dire experience to shape the future of American life.*** The New Urban Culture The 1920 cen...

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The letter explains that each job must be done well, and if it is done perfectly they would work extra hours to double the wages. ... "Urbanization" (Industrialization Change Society and the Economy, 2) is the term for the increasing population of people moving to urban areas to work in the factories. ...

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The Industrial Revolution "the Industrial Revolution was no mere sequence of changes in industrial techniques and production, but a social revolution with social causes as well as profound social effects" ...

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