What are negative effects of the Industrial Revolution?

Answer 1

A negative effect of the Industrial Revolution was crowded cities. Another negative effect of the Industrial Revolution was the unsafe working conditions and the exploitation of children to work in industries.

Answer 2

there was pollution

... Well, yes, there was certainly a lot of smoke generated, as many of the technologies of the time entailed simple, crude burning of fuels to generate heat for various industrial processes.

We could also make the argument that there were a host of new and improved methods of labor exploitation, by/from [and benefitting] the 'employer' side of the desk, which affected a huge populace of heretofore unemployed or underemployed or previously 'lesser-employed.'

There was arguably no recognition that "what's good for our employees is good for our business." There were primitive management styles, at best. There were no, ahem, MBA's or enlightened managers.

Children, women, dwarfs, other disenfranchised labor pools were all available for exploitation.

What may be charactized as 'honesty in government' probably didn't exist, so opportunities for graft, bribery and general dishonesty in the relationship between business and government were very broad.

I'm out of ideas. Call back when you want POSITIVE EFFECTS...

Answer 3

child labor; pushed people off farms and into cities; lack of planning was a result of no sewage, running water or sanitation systesms; long shifts; hash conditions; the rich were extremley rich and the poor were extremely poor; factories hired women because they could pay them less;

Answer 4

Southern Farmers became dependant on northern banks because the south didn't industrialize as fast as the north.

Answer 5

if the factory owner suffers finincially then the whole factory suffers (including the factory workers)

Answer 6

air pollution is the major cause

Answer 7

pollution