A surge of new technology paved the way for the industrial revolution all throughout Western Europe and the United States. Products were now able to be mass produced and transported to vast places, people left rural areas and lived in populous urban cities, and daring entrepreneurs were able to making money off of their ideas in a competition market. However, these advances in society were coupled with oppression for many. Factory conditions were brutal; consisting of long hours, little pay, and exploitation of women and children. Politicians were bought in order for big companies to gain an edge over their competitors and start monopolizing an industry. The free market soon became filled with suffering and government intervention, which is exactly from what it was intended to defend
A surge of new technology paved the way for the industrial revolution all throughout Western Europe and the United States. Products were now able to be mass produced and transported to vast places, people left rural areas and lived in populous urban cities, and daring entrepreneurs were able to making money off of their ideas in a competition market. However, these advances in society were coupled with oppression for many. Factory conditions were brutal; consisting of long hours, little pay, and exploitation of women and children. Politicians were bought in order for big companies to gain an edge over their competitors and start monopolizing an industry. The free market soon became filled with suffering and government intervention, which is exactly from what it was intended to defend