During the mechanization of cotton making in Japan and India, production was increased dramatically for a period of time. However, they still utilized many human workers despite that. Both countries still had incredibly poor working conditions and low wages for those in the textile mills. One differences is that females were the predominant textile workers in Japan ,and men were the predominant textile workers in India. Another difference was that India ended up experiencing a negative impact on the hand-woven cloth industry due to machines, while Japan had rapidly increasing numbers within both industries.
Documents 1 and 2 are statistical documents which go into detail describing the dramatic increase of cloth being produced due to machines being introduced. In Document 1, it is shown that machine made cloth production as well as machine made yarn production increased dramatically with the introduction of machines in India. However, the chart also details a decrease in handmade products for India. Document 2 shows how Japan’s cloth making industry dramatically increased from 1884-1914, jumping from 5 million pounds in 1884 to 666 million pounds in 1914. No decline can be noted from handmade products in Japan, as the data is shown combined. The combination of the data in Document 2 contrasts it …show more content…
Japan was predominantly female, and India was predominantly male. Document 3 comes from the perspective of two young girls. Document 4 is about how the factory girls were incredibly important in providing for the income for their families in Japan. Document 7 shows that statistically, there were more women working in textile factories in Japan over India. (22.1% female in India in 1909 versus 80% female in Japan in 1909). Document 8 also pictures most of the workers at the sewing machines being women. Document 10 shows only men working on the textile machines in
Documents 1 and 2 are statistical documents which go into detail describing the dramatic increase of cloth being produced due to machines being introduced. In Document 1, it is shown that machine made cloth production as well as machine made yarn production increased dramatically with the introduction of machines in India. However, the chart also details a decrease in handmade products for India. Document 2 shows how Japan’s cloth making industry dramatically increased from 1884-1914, jumping from 5 million pounds in 1884 to 666 million pounds in 1914. No decline can be noted from handmade products in Japan, as the data is shown combined. The combination of the data in Document 2 contrasts it …show more content…
Japan was predominantly female, and India was predominantly male. Document 3 comes from the perspective of two young girls. Document 4 is about how the factory girls were incredibly important in providing for the income for their families in Japan. Document 7 shows that statistically, there were more women working in textile factories in Japan over India. (22.1% female in India in 1909 versus 80% female in Japan in 1909). Document 8 also pictures most of the workers at the sewing machines being women. Document 10 shows only men working on the textile machines in