Nineteenth century England was expanding its barriers all over the globe; the acquisition of the colonies meant the growth of the British Empire. The fact that England was expanding caused the rise of an overseas commerce that provoked the increase of the English’s economy. This expansion together with the Industrial Revolution prompted different changes in the country.
The Industrial Revolution was a process of evolution from traditional methods of manufacturing to more sophisticated ones, as for example, the introduction of the steam engine that helped to mechanize work. New markets were rising up thanks to the new trade routes together with new institutions related to the trade process such as banks, insurance companies, transport, etc. These institutions were in need of more professional workers, and therefore new professions appeared such as actuaries, administrators, lawyers, etc. The new markets’ industries required a great number of workers that caused the expansion of cities; the working class moved from the countryside to the city in hope of …show more content…
In 1847 Engels and Marx presented the “Communist Manifesto” which questioned the ‘divine’ rights to have a specific position in society. The manifesto was against the upper class’ behavior towards the working class and encourage the latter to call a strike and to fight for their rights. The conditions of the working class challenged society’s ethics, and together with the publication of the “On the Origin of Species” in 1859 by Charles Darwin, resulted in what was later called the “disappearance of God”. For some contemporary erudite, to believe in God was a hard task to carry on during the period; a lot of people were suffering the cruel consequences of the Industrial Revolution and the developments in science began to tear apart society’s faith. Among those values that were being questioned, there arose a social issue that marked the century: “The Women
The Industrial Revolution was a process of evolution from traditional methods of manufacturing to more sophisticated ones, as for example, the introduction of the steam engine that helped to mechanize work. New markets were rising up thanks to the new trade routes together with new institutions related to the trade process such as banks, insurance companies, transport, etc. These institutions were in need of more professional workers, and therefore new professions appeared such as actuaries, administrators, lawyers, etc. The new markets’ industries required a great number of workers that caused the expansion of cities; the working class moved from the countryside to the city in hope of …show more content…
In 1847 Engels and Marx presented the “Communist Manifesto” which questioned the ‘divine’ rights to have a specific position in society. The manifesto was against the upper class’ behavior towards the working class and encourage the latter to call a strike and to fight for their rights. The conditions of the working class challenged society’s ethics, and together with the publication of the “On the Origin of Species” in 1859 by Charles Darwin, resulted in what was later called the “disappearance of God”. For some contemporary erudite, to believe in God was a hard task to carry on during the period; a lot of people were suffering the cruel consequences of the Industrial Revolution and the developments in science began to tear apart society’s faith. Among those values that were being questioned, there arose a social issue that marked the century: “The Women