The Industrial Revolution that first occurred in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th century and brought the introduction of machinery, opened up the door for manufacturing and mass production. However, something we should keep in mind is that the Industrial Revolution was not a wise development. Although manufacturing had many positive effects, many people suffered due to the urbanization, pollution, and the labor problems during the revolution of industrialization. After the end of domestic systems of production, people began to rely more on factories to develop their economies as machines came into cities. The majority of people in rural areas had to migrate to the urban areas for employment. This movement called urbanization was one
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Although the coal was essential for transportation and trades, the result was drastic. “In the Great Smog of 1952, pollutants from factories and home fireplaces mixed with air condensation killed at least 4,000 people in London over the course of several days” (History.com). The diseases began to spread rapidly, resulting from deadly smog and soot from trains and factories. Water pollution became more contaminated during the Industrial Revolution. Rivers that passed through urban areas became a receptacle for human waste products according to Abbey O’Connell. People were helpless as they watched blue skies turn grey, and clear water turn brown. Still today, over 1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. Every 15 seconds somewhere on the planet, a child dies from a water-related disease, according to WaterPartners International. Unsolvable pollution was not the end of the negative effects and nothing could stop the growth of …show more content…
Henry Mayhew, observed London in 1823 said, “There is barely sufficient work for the regular employment of half of our labourers, so that only 1,500,000 are fully and constantly employed, while 1,500,000 more are employed only half their time, and the remaining 1,500,000 wholly unemployed” (Thompson, 250). Many people may assume that these laborers received a fair wage, but that was not the case for many different people. The worst problem during the Industrial Revolution was the lack of employment for the lower classes. The working class also experienced severe wage inequalities between men and women and children. The factory owners rearranged and lowered worker’s unset wages for their own profit. Factory owners used the cheapest labor that they could possibly find which resulted in children and unskilled women usually being employed under harsh and undesirable condition (Ashton, 93). “Best of all they were paid 1/10 of what men were paid” (Ashton,
Although the coal was essential for transportation and trades, the result was drastic. “In the Great Smog of 1952, pollutants from factories and home fireplaces mixed with air condensation killed at least 4,000 people in London over the course of several days” (History.com). The diseases began to spread rapidly, resulting from deadly smog and soot from trains and factories. Water pollution became more contaminated during the Industrial Revolution. Rivers that passed through urban areas became a receptacle for human waste products according to Abbey O’Connell. People were helpless as they watched blue skies turn grey, and clear water turn brown. Still today, over 1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water. Every 15 seconds somewhere on the planet, a child dies from a water-related disease, according to WaterPartners International. Unsolvable pollution was not the end of the negative effects and nothing could stop the growth of …show more content…
Henry Mayhew, observed London in 1823 said, “There is barely sufficient work for the regular employment of half of our labourers, so that only 1,500,000 are fully and constantly employed, while 1,500,000 more are employed only half their time, and the remaining 1,500,000 wholly unemployed” (Thompson, 250). Many people may assume that these laborers received a fair wage, but that was not the case for many different people. The worst problem during the Industrial Revolution was the lack of employment for the lower classes. The working class also experienced severe wage inequalities between men and women and children. The factory owners rearranged and lowered worker’s unset wages for their own profit. Factory owners used the cheapest labor that they could possibly find which resulted in children and unskilled women usually being employed under harsh and undesirable condition (Ashton, 93). “Best of all they were paid 1/10 of what men were paid” (Ashton,