The Postive and Negative Effects of the Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution began in the mid-1700s and ended in the early 1800s. It has dramatically changed the way people lived. It is what carved the path for people to become living lives like we do today. It was a really slow change which started in Britain and then went all around the world. Even though it benefited the world it also did have some negatives to it. It was the start of the great inventions and major changes in people's lives which then made them easier for some and more complex for others. Science had started these great inventions and started to grow so much that one day the will make the people of the future stupid.

The Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative effects. Some of the positive affects were that it created many more jobs and with the great invention of the Steam engine travel was a lot faster and simpler. Another positive affect of the revolution was the telephone. Communication now became 2x faster than before and made things way easier than before. One of the greatest inventions of the time was all the new machinery. For example the s...

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