********** Note: Please be SPECIFIC and EXPLICIT in answering the below questions (A and B) in the writing. Also, citations must be provided that show where the information to answer A and B came from. **********

Introduction:
Scientific and technological advancements have had substantial, persistent effects on the world, especially on the resources that people use to satisfy their daily needs. The effects include changes to the economic relationship among people, a distribution of wealth for different societies, and more effective methods of global communication.

You have studied the major economic theories and their relationship to scientific progress. For this task, you will be required to identify two social consequences of the Industrial Revolution that you consider to be the most significant. You will also be required to identify two differences between capitalism and communism that you consider to be the most significant.

Task:

Write a short response (suggested length 1-2 paragraphs) for each of the following:

A.  Justify your choice of the two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial Revolution (circa 1780–1850).

B.  Discuss how the First Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of capitalism.

C.  Discuss how the rise of capitalism led to the development of communist theory.

1.  Justify your choice of two significant differences between capitalist theory and communist theory.

D.  When you use sources to support ideas and elements in a paper or project, provide acknowledgement of source information for any content that is quoted, paraphrased or summarized. Acknowledgement of source information includes in-text citation noting specifically where in the submission the source is used and a corresponding reference, which includes:
•  Author
•  Date
•  Title
•  Location of information (e.g., publisher, journal, or website URL)

Note: The use of APA citation style is encouraged but is not required for this task. Evaluators will offer feedback on the acknowledgement of source information but not with regard to conformity with APA or other citation style. For tips on using APA style, please refer to the APA Resources web link found under General Information/APA Guidelines in the left-hand panel in Taskstream.

Note: No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from outside sources, even if cited correctly.

Note: When bulleted points are present in the task prompt, the level of detail or support called for in the rubric refers to those bulleted points.

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