The Pros And Cons Of The Industrial Revolution

Although the industrial revolution had positive impacts such as helping the economy, it led many places to illiteracy, loss of life, and an increase in crime rate. There were many great effects of the Industrial Revolution, which helped Great Britain's economy grow more efficiently. Firstly, Great Britain was the first country to industrialize, meaning they had cheaper goods which other countries at the time were in need of leading Great Britain to mass trading. Secondly, when they made factories, they required people to work in these factories, leading to growth in the employment rate. Lastly, document 4 states that industrialization made “not only travel at less expense but travels ten times quicker than two hundred years ago”.

It had greatly increased the economy and revolutionized how products were produced through machinery. In document 13, Britain Iron Production in 1940 was 17,350 tons, but in 1839, it increased to 1,248,781 tons of iron and eventually increased to 9,000,000 tons of iron in 1900 and document 12, cars have been created for faster transportation and wealthiness of the person in the picture. It has shown how the economy has greatly improved after the Industrial Revolution occurred by revolutionizing the machinery works and letting the machine do the hard job, faster and more accurately throughout the process. But flaws were not preventable in the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution had caused an outbreak of population in cities, called urbanization.

The amount of time most adults worked was beyond unhealthy, but, what made it worse was that kids as young as nine were sent into the mill to work 6 1/2 hours. This was from Document G as Document G also described that adults were working more than 12 hours a day in warm, and damp air in the factories. Being in warm and damp conditions for half of a day every day is beyond miserable for the body physically and mentally. Many sicknesses were passed as a result from this which resulted in many deaths. It was clear that the health of most adults were detoriating, but it was still ultimately decided to put kids to work like adults even though children generally are not as healthy as adults.

This caused many deaths and respiratory illnesses in certain areas that burned a lot of coal. Also, not all people were open to the new technological advantages, and some revolted against industrialization. For example, there was a public outcry from a group of people known as the Luddites who were opposed to new advancements in technology due to the threat to their textile jobs and the danger of making their jobs obsolete. (Cartwright et al.) These positive and negative outcomes of industrialization have built a community that is developing for the evolving

Another reason why the Industrial Revolution had such a negative impact of society was the dangerous working conditions in all the factories. Working was not only treacherous for children, but for everyone employed on the factories. ”Industrial growth brought with it a host of environmental pollution problems” (Document 3). As the Industrial Revolution was propelling along, fossil fuels such as coal were used to power the factories. Even though this was marvelous that the factories were getting power, people were being exposed to toxic fumes for about 14 hours a day and sometimes more.

The Industrial Revolution, which occurred between around 1760 and 1820-1840, was a period of transition from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, and the use of water and steam power. It led to unprecedented population growth and a rise in average income and population[2]. The growth of industries and factories in Great Britain led to urbanization, overcrowding, and poor living conditions in industrial towns[7]. In the short term, the poor living conditions in industrial towns led to the spread of diseases and illnesses[8]. However, the British government passed several laws and regulations aimed at improving the lives of people living in industrial towns.

The industrial revolution had a lot of positives as well as negatives. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because the long work hours but, it was actually a positive thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were that it actually created jobs, and creations of machines made easier for people to work. Having long work hours is fun for no one.

The Industrial Revolution was the rapid development of industry that occured in Britain in the late ! 8th and 19th century; often associated with the introduction of machinery. With new developments of machinery, mass production and the use of steam power were very commonly brought up during this time. However, the Industrial Revolution not only brought along new technology, but also marked the start of the ‘industrious revolution’, the cruel and long labour that was often related with industrialism. Although there are many drawbacks to the Industrial Revolution such as the working people's’ pain, the Industrial Revolution impacted many crucial factors that were advantageous.

A demographic shown by Document D shares that the population of Britian had an outstanding life expectancy and an increase in wages from the public. This goes to show that even with the downsides, the general population has received some sort of benefits from industrialization. In comparison to Document D, Document E coincides with the idea of industrialization being a good ‘thing’ and explains why it’s the complete opposite. As previously mentioned, industrialization was why there was such pollution in the environment and led to the spread of diseases. In July - August of 1858 there was a time called the “ Great Stink” which was explained to be a mixture of air pollution and hot weather to produce a smelly odor around London ( Document E ).

The Industrial Revolution, which started in Great Britain in the late 17th century and continued through the 19th century, had both positive and negative effects on society. On the positive side, it led to increased productivity, economic growth, and technological advancements that revolutionized transportation and communication. However, it also had negative impacts on workers, including poor working conditions, long hours, and low pay. It also had negative effects on the environment, contributing to pollution and other forms of environmental degradation. The Industrial Revolution brought many changes to society, both with positive and negative consequences.

This was a very common family situation during this time period. Therefore, although industrialization brought about significant advancements and economic growth, industrialization highlighted the need for strong labor protections and regulations to ensure that workers were treated fairly and respectfully. Industrialization had a major effect on all locations and peoples’ lives. Second, not only did entire households need to work to provide for their families, but individuals moved in order to work jobs and individuals worked long hours to earn money. Specifically, as industrialization rose in Europe in the nineteenth century, it brought about significant economic and social changes, including the growth of urban areas and the growth of new industries.

Many factors came into play that led to Britain becoming the first country to undergo industrialization as part of the Industrial Revolution. One of the most significant of these factors is the location of Britain. Britain’s location allowed the empire to control the overseas, which also allowed for easily navigable rivers and the creation of strong canals. This prompted Britain to participate in the worldwide trading of raw materials and market for goods, and generated an increase of wealth and access of more products from different places. Another positive aspect of Britain’s location is that it was filled with huge deposits of coal, which provided fuel to power the new machines used in factories.

The industrial revolution had the greatest impact on education, science and technology, and the society which, drastically changed the course of history unlike any other event from thousands of years. During the industrial revolution, public education started to be revamped in order to make social progress and reduce poverty. In Science and technology, Marie Curie discovered the atomic theory, and The Wright Brothers invented the first model of the airplane.

The industrial revolution is one of the biggest and positive achievement that this world has experienced. Despite the challenges being faced from the move, a human being has seen more achievements compared to challenges. The industrial revolution led to the mechanization of many tools that were used in doing work (Stearns 61). Moreover, those regions with industries grew up to become urban centers as compared to the earlier period when the entire land was a rural area. This period marked the change to the powered and special purpose machines, factories and the mass production of goods.

The Industrial Revolution began in England for many reasons. In 1700s,Britain 's economy was mainly an agricultural economy. Wealthy landowners bought up all the land and enclosed their land with fences allowing them to cultivate larger fields called enclosures. This caused the enclosure movement, which put most small farmers out of work causing them to move to cities. This movement to cities is known as urbanization, which gave Britain a large population of workers.