The Industrial Revolution has many pros and cons. It was a stepping stone for places all over the world. This lead to a more advanced and drastically changed world. Many things that changed caused harm to the world and many people think that it was a mistake for it to happen. Well, other people think that it was the best thing to happen to the world. It lead people out of the past and into the future. Let's start by talk about good things first.
There are many great pros to the Industrial Revolution. One of the most significant pros was the start of a faster and more desirable future of transportation. People started to build steam locomotives, Steamboats, and later on cars. Since then we have continued to improve on these inventions and make
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One of the worst negatives was the child labor in the factories. Some children would have to work in the factories 10 to 14 hours a day and would drop out of school. Their conditions were dreadful and they would have to work in factories where there was no regulation on the gasses the machines let off, and many times it was hard to breathe and sometimes would destroy their lungs. Later on the conditions got better and kids weren't allowed to work as many hours or at all. A lot of conditions were also bad for the women they had to work in conditions the same or worse than the men but were paid less by a dollar or two a week. This doesn't sound like a lot but back then a week's pay was only a couple dollars. Another problem was the burning of coal causing there to be a colossal amount of pollution in the world. Many scientist believe that this was the start of global warming on earth. But, the problem of coal hasn't gone away even today coal is used for a variety of reasons. A lot of factories during the Industrial Revolution would burn coal to run the machines. Today we have more laws against the pollution of the Earth, but it is still a huge issue for our planet. The last negative effect is that some factory owners would get rid of U.S. citizens because the foreign citizens would work for less money. When they did this to people they took away a job from someone with a family or was trying to start a life.
As Stephen Gardiner once said, “The industrial revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.” The Industrial Revolution was in fact an extraordinary jump in the development of the U.S. It created a foundation for what the U.S is today socially, economically, and politically. The Industrial Revolution played a major role in the industrialization and modernization and still has effects to this day. These effects lead to more trade, better transportation, and modernization. It also had had many negative effects on America and England as well. These effects mainly focus on the social side of the Industrial Revolution. These effects include child labor, unfair wage, poor living conditions and poverty. When both the positive and negative effects are put together as a whole, the positive effects outweigh the negative. Mainly because they had a bigger effect on America and the world as a whole, and still affect us today. Because of the Industrial Revolution wages are more fair, living conditions are better, Manufacturing has drastically improved and children are no longer allowed to work in factories.
One negative effect of the Industrial Revolution was the poor working conditions in factories which were a big problem during the Industrial Revolution. Many people worked in factories, which had very tight spaces and poor lighting. Many
The Industrial Revolution was a positive time in history. Throughout this time period because or three main reasons innovation; they invented many things we use today and things that changed how we lived. Second, the growth in population this incorporated for families to make more money and companies to rise up. Finally, the revolution made the standard of life so much better. People were able to travel and live in comfort
All in all the industrial revolution had a positive effect on society, accomplishing things many do not realize and creating a turn of events that would put the USA as the world power. New farming methods meant better diets, which lead to lower death rates. Efficient and useful inventions, as well as machinery, made it easier for people to work, and made more job opportunities, as well as enjoyment in the workplace. More and easier ways of travel became commonplace, such as railroads. In addition, as cities began to grow, streetlights provided safety at night, and our economy grew greatly. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because it caused children to be used as workers and made school
The Industrial Revolution, as described by Stephen Gardiner, was “another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization.” During this time period, some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society. Industrialization involved the use of child labor, negatively affected the environment, and had harsh working conditions in factories. However, I will counter that it actually had a greater positive effect for society. As a result of Industrialization, the United States rose to become the world’s largest economic power and people were able to enjoy new amenities that weren’t previously available.
The Industrial Revolution began in England during the late 1700s. It came with a wide range of both positive and negative effects for the economy and the people. Looking back from today, the Industrial Revolution was definitely a positive thing, as people now have a high standard of living with lots of conveniences. One must also acknowledge the people living during the Industrial Revolution and how they viewed the Industrial Revolution as a bad thing that came with many negative effects. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of the terrible living conditions and hazardous working conditions, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects
The Industrial Revolution had many positive effects. One of them being the invention of the railroad. The railroad changed the way of transportation. It helped people get around quicker and cheaper (Document 5). Also with the Industrial Revolution the houses started getting built better and the clothes got cheaper Document 5). So with this the standard of living for the people improved. Standard of living is the
Although the effects of the Industrial Revolution somewhat were negative economically since the working conditions were unsafe for factory workers there were more economical positive effects . For examples there was more product, there was an increase in demand for products which lead to more
The Industrial Revolution was a time in American history when people started to work with machines and in factories at their jobs. There were many astounding and horrible things that came with it though. Overall, I believe that the Industrial Revolution had a negative impact because it brought child labor, poor living conditions, and accidents/ injuries on the world.
Although the Industrial Revolution had its pitfalls and negative parts it was overall a positive thing because of things like higher standards of living and incredible technological advancements. In the beginning, the cities were a special form of hell due to the throngs of people flooding to the cities and jumpstarting urbanization “the streets are unpaved, full of holes, filthy, and strewn with refuse.” (Document 7, Friedrich Engles). This was no doubt a pitfall of the Industrial Revolution. The lack of sanitation in the cities lead to deaths from diseases like cholera and housing was cramped and lacking.
The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever. From the Industrial period, we had some good outcomes. The Revolution helped by making things faster and not as much hand made items. This led up to the invention of a machine and that helped us advance in technology. There were new advancements in medicine. It increased the wealth and power in Europe and the United States. While
The industrial revolution was a transition of new manufacturing processes in the period starting at about 1760 - 1840 . During this current period the U.S population doubled and more than 14 million immigrants came to the U.S. Some positives of this time was the industry was able to efficiently produce more good’s with new machines and process. These new machines meant they needed less people to work so i caused people to lose there jobs . (negative)
The Industrial Revolution changed the ways by how the world produced its goods. It was the era when the use of power-driven machines was developed. It also changed our societies from a mainly agricultural society to one in which industry and manufacturing was in control. This had many effects on people’s lives.
The Industrial Revolution had many positive and negative impacts on society. The positive include cheaper clothes, more job opportunities, and improvement in transportation. And the negative would include exploitation of women and children, workers work long hours and environmental damages. These are just a few that I believe had an impact on the Industrial Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution could possibly be the most important event in the history of our world. Before it, people worked mostly on farms or sold things through the market that were hand crafted. This revolution brought about great change in the ways that we produce goods and the economies of the world. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because of the rough working and living conditions, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were an increased standard of living, better means of travel, and more developed countries with better economies.