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LisetteGarcia
Mr.McNally
WorldHistory
January7,2016
TheIndustrialRevolution&NewImperialism

Theindustrialrevolutionwasknownasaperiodinwhichthepeoplewerebeginningtofindtoa
newlifestylethatwasbecomingurbanized.Byurbanizingitmeantthattherearepeoplenow
movingintothecitiesandsuburbsduetoabetterlifewhichcouldincludemodernizingand
industrializing.Thisurbanizationaffectednotonlythepeoplebutthecities.Thepeoplebeganto
seechangesinthewaytheyworkedandtheirlivingconditions.Therevolutionhaditspositive
effectsandnegativeeffectstoeveryplacethatbegantoindustrialize.Thismovementleadnot
onlyurbanizationbutglobalcompetitionbetweencountriesallovertheworld.whichsoonlead
toanageofnewimperialism.Thisimperialismwasknownasapolicyinwhichanationseeked
todominateothercountriespolitically,economicallyandsocially.TheIndustrialRevolution
wasatimeonwhichtechnologyprogressed,citiesbegantourbanizeandglobalcompetition
whichwouldputmanynationsintoseekingpowertobecomingthegreater.

Therevolutionbeganwithanewwayoftextile.Thetextileindustrybegantorisearoundthe
1700sinwhichfactorieswerebuiltandmachineswerecreatedtohelptheproductionandmake
everythingrunfaster.Beforethecreationofthemachinespeopledidhumanlaboroftenslavery

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everyonecouldworkattheirownpaceduetothefactthattheyworkedontheirownland.With
therevolutionandnewopportunitypeoplemovedtocitiestoworkinthefactorywithwork
hoursandnotthethesamebenefitsthanworkingintheirownpropertyTherevolutionbegan
withJamesWattfirstinventionofthesteamenginewhichthenleadtotheproductionofthe
cottonginandothermachinessuchasthesteamboat,spinningjenny,cottongin,flyingshuttle,
waterpoweredloomandspinningmule.Aftertheseinventionsotherpeoplebegantoimprove
themtomakethemmorecapableofbeingtoworkharderandfasterAlsothroughoutthewhole
revolutionpeoplebegantomakemoremachinesandtoimprovemachinestohelptheirown
urbanization.Withthisrevolutionofthetextileindustry,countriesbegantowanttohavethe
improvementsinthemachinesintheirnationortohavesomeoneintheirplacetocreatea
machineduetothefactthatcompetitionbetweennationswasstartingtorise.Thiscompetition
iswhatmadethenewimperialismbeginandoneofthekeypointstohowtheglobalcompetition
started.

Theindustrialrevolutionwasknownasatimeinwhichthepeoplebegantoreachmore
intomovingintothecities.Thiswasfurtherknownasurbanization.

Peoplewantedtomovieon
becausetheyknewthattherewasmoreopportunitiesinthecitysthenoutinthefarmlands.The
livingconditionswerebetterinsuchawaythattherewasmorejobopportunitiesforpeopleand
therewasachanceofhavingabetterhome.Aspeoplebegantomoveintothecitiesmorejobs
becameavailablewhichthengavetheproductionsofmoregoods.Whenurbanizingtechnology

becamemoreimproved.Inthisgrowingofsocietytherewasalwaysnegativesandpositivesto
thegrowthofthesuburbs.Withhavingcloserhomesthatpeoplebegantogetcatchdiseasesthat
wouldsometimessentencethemtodeath.

When
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thisurbanizationbeganpeoplejustwantedtohavethebestintheircitieswhetheritwasclothing,
abetterproductionofgoodsortechnologyadvances..Thiswasanotherprogressiontothenew
imperialism.Thisgavethepeoplewanttohavethebestfortheircitieswhichbegantheglobal
competition.

Intheindustrialrevolutiontherewasknowntohavemuchglobalcompetition.Thisglobal
competitionwasknownwhenthecountriesfightorbelieveinbeingthebestoutofalltheother
nations.Whenthinkingaboutcompetitionthenation'sseekedtobethebestineverything.This
includedhavingtheprogressionoftechnology,higherqualityclothing,moresuitablehomes,and
thecreationofmorejobs.Throughtherevolutionallcountriesbegantourbanizeslowlyandinan
order.Britainwasalwaysknowntobetheleaderofeverythingintherevolution.AfterBritain
gainedhavingthebetterwaswhenothercountrieslikebelgium,France,UnitedStates,Germany,
andJapanbegantoadapttowhatBritain.Globalcompetitionisoneofthemajorfactorsin
whichwecametonewimperialism.Eachnationseekedtobethebetterbecauseitwouldleadto
advantagessuchashavingpowerandinfluenceamongtherestofthecountriesandhavebetter
economics.Globalcompetitionnotonlymeanttohaveyournationinthegreaterbuttohaveyou
beabletodominateothercountries.ForexampleBritainbegantocolonizeonAfricaandmuch
latertherestofthecountriesbegantowanttoseeklandinAfrica.Thiscompetitionbetween

countriesiswhatleadthemtobelievingthepolicythatthenewimperialismhadcreated.

Therevolutionwasknowntobethetimeduringthelate1700s&early1800stobeabletohave
cities
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urbanize,havetheabilitytogetimprovedintechnologywithalsotheabilitytohavecountrys
competewitheachotherwhichsoonleadthemtobelievinginapolicyinwhichacountryseeks
todominatetherestandalsoknownasnewimperialism.Theevolutionofanewtextileindustry
wasabletobringanewwayofworkingandanewproductionsystem.Theproductionofgoods
withtheusageofthemachineswasabletobringpeopletomovetothecities.Thissoonleadto
theurbanizationofthecityswhichmeantthattheirwasmorejobopportunities,betteror
sometimesworstlivingconditionsbutitalsogavethepeoplepositiveseffectslikehavinghope
intheirnations.Astheurbanizationcontinuedsodidthecompetitionbegintogrow.This
competitionwantsthenationtohavethebestgoods,technology,andtobeabletocontrolother
landsatthesametime.Theindustrialrevolutionbroughttheworldtohaveeffectssuchas
shiftingworldpowerwithariseofglobalinequalitywhilestructuringanewsociety.The
revolutionseffectsiswhatboughtnewimperialismbecauseofhowmuchrisinginequalitywas
happening.Ifwecometothinkaboutwhathappenedintheindustrialrevolutionwewouldhave
neverbeenabletocomeintotheageofnewimperialism.

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"IndustrialRevolution."
History.com
.A&ETelevisionNetworks,n.d.Web.14Dec.2015

InthisarticlethehistorychannelfromA&Etelevisionnetworkspresentsinformationaboutthe
industrialrevolution.Thearticleincludesavideoinwhichtheytalkabouttherevolution,whyit
startedthecausesandhowitaffectsustoday.Thevideomainlypointsoutthecreationsof
machineslikethespinningjennyandhowthatbegantheirrevolution.Formyresearch,this
articlewasmoreofanintroductiontotherevolutionandhowitinfluencedtechnologyandlifein
smallparagraphs.Thearticlehadnoprooforperspectiveofbiasismbutwasbeabletogivemea
startingpointformypaper.

"Apecsec.org."
Apecsecorg
.AsiaPacificEconomicsBlog,30Mar.2014.Web.14Dec.2015.

TheAsiaPacificEconomicsblogwroteanarticlebasedonprosandconsabouttheIndustrial
Revolution.Thearticleincludedtwovideosabouttheindustrialrevolutionwith6prosand6
consthatwerecausedbytheindustrialrevolution.Tomyspecifictopicthisweb.pagewillbe
abletogivemethepositivesandnegativeinfluencesthattherevolutioncausedtopeople
technologywhichwillallowmetomakebetterkeypointsaboutmytopic.Althoughitmayseem
abitbias,thesekeypointswillbeabletogivemefurtherthoughtofwhattherevolutioncaused
andhowitaffectednewimperialism.

Fitzgerald,RichardD."TheSocialImpactoftheIndustrialRevolution."
GICArticle
.Gale
GlobalIssuesinContext,n.d.Web.16Dec.2015.

IntheGaleGlobalIssuesarticletheytakeanexcerptfromabookfromtheauthorRichard
Fitzgeraldtalkingaboutthesocialimpactoftheindustrialrevolution.Inthearticletheyincludea
briefoverview,backgroundinformation,andthemajorimpactoftherevolution.WhenIwas
researchingforthistopicthisinformationwasveryusefulduetothefactthatitshowsthe
backgroundeffectoftherevolutionandtheimpactoftherevolutionwhichwillhelpmegivekey
pointsonhowtherevolutionandhowthatimpactednewimperialism.Sincethisarticleisbased
onabookitisnotbiasedbecauseitisallbasedonhistoryfacts.

"InventorsandInventionsoftheIndustrialRevolution."
InventorsandInventionsoftheIndustrial
Revolution
.CHHLibrary,n.d.Web.14Dec.2015.

Thisarticleisbasedonalibraryofinventorsandthemachinescreatedintheindustrial
revolution.Theauthormakessuretoprovidefactsaboutthemachineandthecreatorofitand
theyputthepageinsuchawaythattheinventionsareincreationorder.Tomypaperthe
webpagewillbeusefulbecauseitwillbeabletoprovidemachinesfactsforoneofmy
reasoningstotheeffectoftheindustrialrevolutiontonewimperialism.Theonlylimitationsto
thiswebpageitthefactthatsometimesthewebsitecrashesortherearesomepeopleormachines
withoutthatmuchinformation.Thusfurthermorethispagewillhelpmegivekeyevidencetomy
paper.Thispaperhasnoformofbasis

"IndustrialRevolution."
EncyclopediaBritannica
.TheEditorsoftheEncyclopediaBritannica,n.d.
Web.14Dec.2015.

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Thisarticlewrittenbytheencyclopediaofbritannicabasedontheindustrialrevolutionandwhat
happened/tookplaceinthatperiodoftime.Theauthorstalkabouttherevolutionandhowit
affectedothers.Italsodividestherevolutionintotwoseparaterevolutions.Theresearchfocuses
moreonthekeyeventsoftherevolution.Tomypaperthiswillgivemeabigoverallhighlightof
therevolutionandhelpmedecidedthekeyeventsthathappenedintherevolution.Therearen't
muchlimitationtothisarticlebecauseitisonlybasedonkeypointsandahighlightofthe
revolutionsodepthfactsarentmuchneeded.Thispaperwillhelpmedecidedkeypointstothe
revolutiontoincludeinmypaper.Thisarticledoesnotseembasisatallbecauseitisonlysaying
keypointswithnoopinion.

Montagna,JosephA."81.02.06:TheIndustrialRevolution."
81.02.06:TheIndustrial
Revolution
.YaleGroup,n.d.Web.06Jan.2016.
ThisarticlewaswrittenbyJosephMontagnabasedonthekeyeffectsthattherevolutionhad.
Theauthorbeginswithanintroductionofoverallbutdividedthemintoseparatetopicslike
transportationandagriculturechangeandsimilartopics.Tomyresearchthiswebpagewillbe
abletogivemeabiggeroverviewofallthechangestherevolutionwasabletodo.The
limitationstothearticleisthatsometimesnotalltopicsaregivenwithmuchdetail.Thispaper
willgivemeabroaderviewofwhattherevolutioncausedandhowitcouldhaveeffectsnew
imperialism.Thearticledoesntseembasisatallitgivesmorefactorabletopicsaboutthe
revolution.