A) The two most significant social consequences of the 1st industrial Revolution (1780-1850) were the effects on working conditions and urbanization. Working Conditions during the Industrial Revolution were tough as the working class who made up around 80% of society and little to no bargaining power at all. There were no regulations or any governing union to control or maintain a sense of order with working conditions. Urbanization was also very significant as a social consequence. Before the Industrial Industry, over 80%of people resided in rural areas. With jobs and work becoming available, people left the comfort of the country and moved their families to more urban areas where the jobs were vacant. By 1850, more people in Great Britain
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With no regulations, there were also many dangerous situations that workers got themselves into. In some circumstances, laborers had to endure temperatures as high as 130 degrees and many workers would lose their job if they complained or couldn’t handle the conditions. With their struggle during the industrial revolution came work and union forces for today’s laborers. If conditions are not kept up or workers are put in dangerous situations, in today’s society there are labor unions to regulate hours in a day, per week and to keep the workers in safe environments. Urbanization created the rise of cities in today’s society. The development of urbanization coincided the booming of these new industries by bringing together workers and factories. The new industrial cities became the sources of wealth for the nation.
B.) The 1st Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of capitalism as industrialization struck, businesses got bigger, the bridge between the one’s doing the work and the one’s in charge grew. The growth of these large firms is what advanced the wage labor based capitalist
With no regulations, there were also many dangerous situations that workers got themselves into. In some circumstances, laborers had to endure temperatures as high as 130 degrees and many workers would lose their job if they complained or couldn’t handle the conditions. With their struggle during the industrial revolution came work and union forces for today’s laborers. If conditions are not kept up or workers are put in dangerous situations, in today’s society there are labor unions to regulate hours in a day, per week and to keep the workers in safe environments. Urbanization created the rise of cities in today’s society. The development of urbanization coincided the booming of these new industries by bringing together workers and factories. The new industrial cities became the sources of wealth for the nation.
B.) The 1st Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of capitalism as industrialization struck, businesses got bigger, the bridge between the one’s doing the work and the one’s in charge grew. The growth of these large firms is what advanced the wage labor based capitalist