What was the impact of industrialization?

Answer 1

The Industrial Revolution brought severe consequences to society. Factory owners, needing cheap, unskilled labor, profited greatly by using children and women to run the machines. By the age of 6, many children were already working 14 hours a day in factories. Obviously, the Industrial Revolution had both good and bad sides. The Industrial Revolution of the 19th century made an overall positive impact on Western society. The introduction of factories and the assembly line, new inventions, the development of electricity, and the railroads all contributed to faster, more efficient production of goods and materials. While the Industrial Revolution also contributed to such problems as child labor and urban overcrowding, even these resulted in such positive effects as the funding of schools and the passage of child labor laws. As a result, the Industrial Revolution enhanced both economic production and the way in which people lived.

Answer 2

The Industrial Revolution was a period of technological development that took place in Great Britain from the mid 1700s through the mid 1800s. Eventually spreading through Europe and to the United States, the Industrial Revolution brought about economic and social changes as a result of the move from hand tools to power tools and from small-scale production to large-scale production. Prior to the 1800s, products were crafted with simple machines or by hand in small shops or in homes. The shift to manufacturing in factories caused people to leave rural areas for urban centers, eventually creating overcrowded and polluted cities. In the United States a steady influx of immigrants (people who permanently settle in a foreign country) supplied a work force for factories that sprang up in most major cities, particularly in the North, and factory owners employed men, women, and even children for the lowest possible wages. The rapid development of industry caused widespread social problems, which resulted in many people living and working in unsafe and unsanitary conditions and fearing starvation if they lost their jobs. Reforms were slow to come, but in the late 1800s and early 1900s, workers formed trade unions and lobbied (tried to influence political officials) for and got better working conditions.

Answer 3

it has changed the force of nations :)