'First steam' presentation slideshows

FC. 112 RAILROADS & THEIR IMPACT (c.1825-1900)

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North and South

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The economic history of technological progress

The economic history of technological progress . Is at the foundation of long term economic growth Easy to see why: All other sources of economic growth run into diminishing returns. Thus for example:

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Industrialization and its Discontents

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Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution. Working Conditions. The machines were exposed and dangerous Children worked in hard to reach places-dangerous Often lived with 6 people in one room Not paid well Exhausted 12 hour shifts. Reforms to Factory Work.

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2-7-14

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Industry: Part I

Industry: Part I. Rubenstein Chapter 11. Key Question:. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin, and How did it Diffuse?. Industrial Revolution: a series of inventions that brought new uses to known energy sources, new machines to improve efficiencies and enable other new inventions.

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