The idea of industrialization was brought into the West by Great Britain. Industrialization is the introduction of manufacturing, advanced technology, and economic activity into an area. The Industrial Revolution occurred in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Work was mostly done in the homes by hand because there were no machines to do the work. If often took much longer to manufacture one thing because a person could only work during the day, and they did not have the means to produce more than one thing at a time. Before the Industrial Revolution, people traditionally lived in small, rural areas. Their lives mostly consisted of farming for the men and taking care of the home and the children for the women.
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They could get more done being able to turn the lights on they could stop working when they wanted to and not because it was too dark to see what they were doing. Further, the creation of work hours were good in the way that people now would work thirty-five hours a week. Before the industrialization, people would work fifty or more hours per week and not have the weekends off. Pre-industrialization, workers that worked in factories would be exposed to rodent infestations. Working in unsanitary conditions would cause illnesses or death. People did not choose to work in awful conditions, they needed to because they needed the money to survive and feed their families. Without the women working outside of the house for money, the men had to keep those terrible jobs. Also, people would now work in safer conditions and not be exposed to horrible things. As a result of shorter work weeks, the rise of leisure time was created. The rise of leisure time meant people now had the weekend and holidays off from work. People would work Monday through Friday and have Saturday and Sunday off. Some activities that people would do on the weekends would be having Sunday dinners with their families or go gambling. There were also entertainment activities that people would go to like dance and music halls, or they would go to the theater to watch
They could get more done being able to turn the lights on they could stop working when they wanted to and not because it was too dark to see what they were doing. Further, the creation of work hours were good in the way that people now would work thirty-five hours a week. Before the industrialization, people would work fifty or more hours per week and not have the weekends off. Pre-industrialization, workers that worked in factories would be exposed to rodent infestations. Working in unsanitary conditions would cause illnesses or death. People did not choose to work in awful conditions, they needed to because they needed the money to survive and feed their families. Without the women working outside of the house for money, the men had to keep those terrible jobs. Also, people would now work in safer conditions and not be exposed to horrible things. As a result of shorter work weeks, the rise of leisure time was created. The rise of leisure time meant people now had the weekend and holidays off from work. People would work Monday through Friday and have Saturday and Sunday off. Some activities that people would do on the weekends would be having Sunday dinners with their families or go gambling. There were also entertainment activities that people would go to like dance and music halls, or they would go to the theater to watch