The Costs Of The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution brought many changes to society in the nineteenth century. With the rise of factories following the Agricultural Revolution and Enclosure Movement, it allowed goods to be readily available to the public due to mass production from having a large and available workforce. This led to further economic growth within the urban areas. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of this economic growth, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were the lack of working conditions, child labor, and horrible living conditions.

The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in history that took place between 1760 and the mid 1800’s. During this time frame, a variety of different machines were invented and put in factories to make workers and everyday people’s lives easier. These machines had to be run by people such as women and even children because the men were mostly in coal mines. Some of the many negative consequences about these new jobs and new machines being invented were; child labor, physical abuse on the job, and unsafe working conditions. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because more jobs became available, it was actually a negative thing.

From the perspective of factory workers, the advent of the Industrial Revolution negatively affected the average worker due to the use of child labor and unsafe working

Dangerous factory conditions also had a negative effect on society. Although the factory system positively helped to advance technology, its environments were horrendous. Firstly, these horrible conditions brought on multiple types of health risks (Document 3). Due to epidemics spread from factories, workers could be subdued to respiratory problems and could gain permanent deformities on their body. Secondly, when workers

These people had very poor food offerd them cuasing there bodues to be “thin and frail” as stated in document 7. Due to them being weak and frail many of them had poor immune systems cuasing them to be more prone to deasises. The laborers lived miserble lives working 12 hours a day and going home to poorly furnshex homes.

They opposed increasing use of machines because it affected their job opportunities in adverse ways. Industrial workers usually worked a twelve-hour day and were paid very little. Also, factories preserved poor health and safety conditions (Tindall, 644). Industry owners started firing workers when the use of machines in industries started increasing. Interests of industrial workers were severely and adversely affected which made them angry and dissatisfied. They found that industrialization was against their interests, and they decided to oppose it in every possible

While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of the horrible working conditions, it was actually a positive thing for society; Industrialization’s positive effects were the production increases, more efficient transportation and better living conditions. The assembly line and factories were forms of production increase. The railroads and automobiles are examples of efficient transportation, and tenements and urban renewal are examples of better living conditions. These come to show that the industrial revolution was a major improvement in product distribution, transportation and living quarters.

-During this time factory workers faced harsh working conditions and had low paying wages. They weren't given basic rights as workers and they were certainly not protected. The conditions they had to work in were horrible having due that there weren't any reliable emergency exits and they were exposed to unsafe, dangerous equipment. In many cases workers lost limbs or were seriously

One would think industrialization would bring better paying jobs and more employment opportunities, but the stories of the people who lived through the Industrial Revolution say otherwise. Workers faced long days, if not even longer days than those who worked in preindustrial times. Even though work hours were somewhat the same as preindustrial labor, the way those hours were carried out differed greatly. Laborers no longer had the comfort of working alongside and socializing with their families nor the power to control their pace of work. Workers would now be punished and penalized for doing such things. Companies would enforce punctuality and pace usually by correlating it with a worker’s pay. The less punctual and lazier you were, the more fines and the more pay decreases you would suffer. The nature of this new labor emphasized more on the importance of the company rather than the individual. Companies often had little concern when their workers suffered. If someone was incapable of performing their duties, there was always somebody else to take their place. It was unfortunate because many of these workers who were unable to perform well at their job often suffered from

Whether the Industrial Revolution was a good or bad affair is a controversial topic today. It started in the 1780s and is still going on, though it may not seem like it. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because new machines helped people’s jobs become increasingly safer, faster and easier, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were Child labor, unsafe working conditions, and long working hours.

Since the advent of man, humans have gone through many changes throughout history. One of the greatest and most crucial changes was the Industrial Revolution of Great Britain. Although the Industrial Revolution did have a few drawbacks, the positive outcomes of the Revolution far outweighed the negative effects. It pushed Great Britain fifty years ahead of other European countries and morphed the country into one of the strongest nations of its time. The Revolution improved the overall state of Great Britain mainly through the innovation and invention of innovative technologies, improvement in communication and transportation, and enhancing the lifestyles of the British commoner.

Question: What were the most important changes resulting from the Industrial Revolutions and what were the positive and negative long term impacts?

In the late 1700s, a significant increase of production and innovation grew dramatically in Great Britain. Due to the country’s heavy influence throughout the world from its powerful and expansive trading empire, Great Britain was able to cause this same increase of manufacturing in other countries, including the United States. This surge became known as the Industrial Revolution; a domino effect that became an economic, social, political, and moral transition around the world. The United States was part of the countries that were majorly impacted by the revolution, and caused mass innovation that affected both the country and world to this day.

Did you know the Industrial Revolution started the increase of classes in the well being and it helped the nations start to identify national pride and identities. It also increased wealth. The Industrial revolution changed the United states a whole lot. This revolution had so many positive effects, a positive effect that occurred was that with all the new job openings and the steel production companies increasing, the economy started to grow. This revolution had so many negatives effects, a negative effect that occurred was that kids would work in factories for sixteen hours a day and would only have one forty minute break. A effect of the Industrial revolution also looks similar to an event which is happening today in the 21st century, which is air pollution, with all the factories during Industrial revolution there lead to a lot of air pollution.

During the early 1800’s, Industrialization began in Europe and resulted in the transformation of human life around the world through cultural, social and economic changes. Progress generated by the Industrial Revolution resulted in advancements such as faster production of goods, modern medicine and improved transportation. Railroad systems were put in place and allowed transactions and trading to be made faster than ever due to James Watt’s improvements to the Steam Engine. Communication tools like the telegraph allowed people to communicate around the world in real time rather than waiting for days to receive information. Even today, “the process of Industrialization is still spreading around the world”(Beck 255) and continues to do so with every new invention and improvement. However, disparities such as pollution from human and industrial waste, jobs with long hours, little pay and dangerous conditions, lack of health codes and the overuse of natural resources threatened to offset the advancements of the Industrial Revolution. Although the Industrial Revolution caused disparities such as child labor and pollution, I believe the positive impacts it created vastly outweigh them due to their lasting impact that changed the way the world worked forever.