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    by hand. This allowed production to shift from inside homes into factories. During the industrial revolution, new inventions were plentiful and helped to 'revolutionize' the way in which people lived. The Steam engine, mass production/division of labor, mechanization, abundance of iron, and the telegraph made the Industrial Revolution

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    largely known for his revolutionary ideas. He was a pioneer as well thinking of many new ways to run a business that weren’t seen before. Henry Ford impacted world history by revolutionizing car building, boosting the economy, founding the art of mass production, and leaving a lasting legacy known as Ford. Cars and car building would have been completely different today without the congenial ideas of Henry Ford. Before Ford, every car was built piece by piece and constructed all at once before

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    the formula to a perfect society conforming to the book “Brave New World.” Aldous Huxley utilizes satire to reveal an arriving downfall in society , where humans are no longer part of society ,but machines to society itself. Huxley creates a mass production machine driven world through uses of topics as the advancement of science , moral and cultural decay, relationships and even religion. Huxley carries no weight as his representation of the future is a deranged mess. The disconnection between

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    came to the America from Britain with Textile Mills in his head. He helped us get farther in life thus causing America to become farther in society. 2. The “Mass Production,” was when America adapted to events of the time as mass production evolved. Some supporting details are, Eli Whitney made interchangeable parts which made mass production easier. Also wars and embargoes forced America to become more self-sufficient. After

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    society. The Industrial Revolution brought many great new technology such as textile machines, windmills, and the use of stem power in boats. This revolution marked a time in history in which mass production of goods was produced through specialized machinery as well as in factories. The mass production of goods also allowed for a better standard of living in many undeveloped nation. This did not only apply to the United States and Europe, the industrial revolution became a global phenomenon. Across

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    Pros And Cons Of Fordism

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    this paper is to state that Fordism was not a stable production system, even though it achieved great success when it was first applied by Henry Ford. The Fordism production method will be critically assessed on the segregation it built between workforce and management and how it established a dominant American industry. The study will also define the concept of Fordism and how it influenced the motor vehicle industry, in which this production model was first implemented. By the beginning of the

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    The Industrial Revolution was a fundamental change in the ways goods were to be produced. How this was done is people start to invent machines that would do the same job but a lot faster, there for replacing human labor. They had the spinning wheel and the hand loom but they invented the water frame (1769), spinning jenny (1764) , spinning mule (1779), power loom (1785), cotton gin (1794), steam engine (1712) , sewing machine (1846), and the flying shuttle (1733). These ended up collapsing the

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    transportation and American industry, his inventions are still marveled in the modern world today. Henry Ford installed the World’s first moving assembly line in December 1913. Ford and the assembly line improved work conditions, revolutionized production and revolutionized American society. Ford’ effect on manufacturing reaches worldwide. Prior to the Industrial Revolution people were largely self-reliant, but the industrial revolution transported increased separation of labor, and this separation

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    By late 1700s and early 1800s, United Kingdom was on the brink of Industrial Revolution. Industrial evolution was basically a period of time where a country had mass productions and new inventions in technology. Setting aside the time when it started, why did the Industrial Revolution start in Great Britain? What advantages did England have to initiate the Industrial Revolution? The Industrial Revolution initiated in United Kingdom because of its surfeit amounts of natural resources, stable government

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    explosion of mass culture were all contributing factors to this time of “dramatic social and political change” (Staff). After World War I, the nation’s economy shifted from a military focus to one of a more domestic approach. Factories that were previously used for wartime productions such as tanks transitioned into factories of peaceful production (Sullivan). With this change, new products and technologies such as the automobile and household appliances were able to be mass produced- and mass consumed

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