Positive And Negative Effects Of The Industrial Revolution

Industrial Revolution

The industrial revolution was a time of many new inventions and ideas during the 1700s and 1800s. Because of the industrial revolution, the machines made working easier and transporting easier. During this time more wealth was brought into the economy. The industrial revolution brought positive and negative effects on society, oppression for the working class, and resulted in Karl Marx creating the idea of communism.

The industrial revolution had positive and negative effects on society. Great Britain encouraged commercialization and economic innovation. (Robert and Nelson, 621). The government accepted many religions and welcomed people with technical skills (Robert and Nelson, 621). All these different people contributed

Goods could be transported in icy conditions, as where boats were not (Andrea, 234). Goods were exported every day, and one thousand tons could be exported; locomotives transferred more goods in even less time (Andrea, 235). With all these advances, poverty was also an issue. With the population growth, the wages decreased for working families. Poverty increased in the cities (Andrea, 240). Europe’s population tripled (The Human Record, 240). Small villages became large cities, and this brought the factory workers (Andrea, 241). The laborers suffered the most during the industrial revolution. The workers had not benefitted from the industrial revolution. They were payed very low wages (Andrea, 241). They had work from dawn to dusk (Andrea, 242). Factory owners saw the workers as accessories to their machinery (Andrea, 242). Families were so poor that men, women, and even children worked in the factories. They worked in brutal conditions. Even the children worked long hours and in filthy conditions (Victorian Children, 3). The children started working between four and five years old because their families needed the extra income to pay bills (Victorian Children,