What is good and bad about Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

For many years from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, people could see nothing wrong with employing children of 8 or 9 in factories. This is child labor, and unlike an adult worker who chooses where to work and whether he attends on any given day, children were virtually slaves in the factory (compelled to attend and work a 12-hour day) but were sometimes paid a tiny amount.

There is a parallel between child labor in England and slavery in the US insofar as somebody had the original idea to do it, had support for his idea at the time, and for many years, nobody could see anything wrong with it

Answer 2

Good:

• Goods became cheaper to produce from inventions, so consumers could afford to buy these goods.
• Long term: more jobs
• Short term: fewer jobs because many laborers were replaced by machinery
• Rapid advance of technology (e.g. Steam engine)
• Jobs, trade, communication, and transportation increased

Bad:

• Workers were underpaid and neglected
• Work conditions were deplorable
• By-products of industrial manufacture processes led to mass pollution and destruction of the environment.
• Many of the houses were very cramped sometimes with sometimes, two or more families per room.
• Many children that labored in factories/mills/mines were dehumanized physically and mentally. (Jack London's "The Apostate")

Answer 3

Was The Industrial Revolution Good or Bad For Society?

Was The Industrial Revolution Good or Bad For Society. In my opinion I think this was the best thing that happened to Europe. Where do you really think England would be if the country did not Revolve? It would most likely be a third world country with out it. England was blessed with good harbors, Natural Resources, and a favorable climate. Who wouldn't take this opportunity to try and make the country a better place to live? I know I sure would.

Of course at the start of the industrial revolution would be hard. If you heard change people always think of the immediate changes, but never think of the changes down the road. The most significant changes that happened in the revolution was better food, shelter, and clothing.The best thing was that, the clothing was available at lower prices so the lower class actually could afford to buy it. This was the same for all items that were in a person's everyday life. So this in turned made the living conditions for the average person greatly improved. This worked just like a domino affect. As the living conditions in the country improved, the cities became larger due to better public sanitation and public safety.

Another turn for the better was the creation of the new form of Business, known as Corporations. This meant that the public would be able to buy shares from this organization. This benefit to the public because then they could also get rich rather than just one person. Then there is the problem with three classes. Personally, I think it's not fair to the citizens. The industrial revolution made it possible for the second class to gain position in society, not by birth but by wealth This possibly opened doors for the Third Class, so they can have social status.

One Problem During The Revolution, there was unemployment. This was because of the new invention's that took away from the peoples jobs. I think this is actually good because a machine can't call in sick, because of a torn muscle. I think machines do a better job than a person, a machine can't get off task like a person can. Also a problem that the people complained about was that there was no safety devices. If the workers knew that the machines don't have safety devices they should be more aware.

The Industrial Revolution helped the country of England out a lot, I don't see why they were upset with it. It benefited the country, and helped it stand on it's feet. I think that the industrial revolution should be see as a pillar that held the country up. If the country never industrialized it would be falling apart today.

Answer 4

industrilization is both good and bad. The bad part is that in the eary 1890s women and children had to work. I think that it is bad to make women much less young children to do hard work that men should have done. It has also taken up alot of our natural land because we tear down trees and flowers and shrubs and bushes to build building after building and creats cities or add on to cities which makes people go to those places and that takes up more energy and creates more pollution in the air for us to breath from the cars and buses and taxies and all other vehicles. The good thing is that it has led to more buisenesses and jobs for us to give us houses and cars and all sort of luxuries.

Answer 5

One good result of the Industrial Revolution is that it leads to may different inventions. And one bad result of the Industrial Revolution is that it pollutes the air too much.

It allowed common people to afford many things that were not available to people before, and gave them the ability to afford them by providing jobs.

Answer 6

I think that is tottaly based on perception , for the 1% of the world that has the wealth probably not.

Answer 7

what two types of unions were formed and how were they different