Industrial Revolution
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The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period from the late 18th to 19th centuries marked by the shift from agrarian, handcraft economies to industrial, machine-based manufacturing and rapid technological, social, and economic change.
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Target entity: Industrial Revolution Context triple: [Bessemer process, era, Industrial Revolution]
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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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Green Revolution
The Green Revolution was a mid-20th-century agricultural transformation that dramatically increased global crop yields through high-yield varieties, synthetic fertilizers, and modern farming techniques, significantly reducing hunger in many developing countries.
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Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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Meiji era
The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Industrial Revolution Target entity description: The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period from the late 18th to 19th centuries marked by the shift from agrarian, handcraft economies to industrial, machine-based manufacturing and rapid technological, social, and economic change.
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A.
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual movement in Europe and the Americas that emphasized reason, science, and individual rights, profoundly shaping modern democratic and political thought.
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B.
Gilded Age
The Gilded Age was a late 19th-century period in the United States marked by rapid industrialization, vast wealth accumulation, stark social inequality, and influential business magnates like Andrew Carnegie.
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C.
Green Revolution
The Green Revolution was a mid-20th-century agricultural transformation that dramatically increased global crop yields through high-yield varieties, synthetic fertilizers, and modern farming techniques, significantly reducing hunger in many developing countries.
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D.
Age of Exploration
The Age of Exploration was a period from the 15th to 17th centuries when European powers undertook extensive overseas voyages that led to global maritime trade networks, colonization, and the first sustained contacts between previously isolated continents.
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E.
Meiji era
The Meiji era was a transformative period in Japanese history (1868–1912) marked by rapid modernization, industrialization, and the establishment of Western-style political, educational, and social institutions.
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Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic transformation
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historical period ⓘ technological revolution ⓘ |
| field |
economic history
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social history ⓘ technological history ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Age of Imperialism
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Second Industrial Revolution ⓘ modern industrial society ⓘ |
| hasCause |
advances in technology
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agricultural revolution ⓘ availability of coal and iron ⓘ development of financial institutions ⓘ growth of trade ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
changes in family structure
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changes in working conditions ⓘ child labor in factories ⓘ decline of cottage industry ⓘ environmental pollution ⓘ expansion of colonialism ⓘ global economic integration ⓘ growth of consumer culture ⓘ growth of the middle class ⓘ improvements in transportation ⓘ increase in productivity ⓘ labor movements ⓘ mass production ⓘ new social reform movements ⓘ population growth ⓘ proletarianization of labor ⓘ rise of capitalism ⓘ rise of factory system ⓘ standardization of goods ⓘ technological innovation ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Eli Whitney
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George Stephenson ⓘ James Watt ⓘ Richard Arkwright ⓘ Samuel Crompton ⓘ |
| hasKeyInvention |
cotton gin
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machine tools ⓘ power loom ⓘ railway locomotive ⓘ spinning jenny ⓘ steam engine ⓘ steamship ⓘ water frame ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Western Europe ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation | Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
canal building
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chemical industry beginnings ⓘ development of machine tools ⓘ factory system ⓘ improvements in agriculture ⓘ iron and steel production advances ⓘ mechanization of textile production ⓘ railway expansion ⓘ steam power revolution ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-industrial society ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of modern capitalism
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foundation of modern global economy ⓘ origin of modern industrial cities ⓘ rise of wage labor ⓘ shift from handcraft to machine production ⓘ transition from agrarian to industrial economy ⓘ |
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