Industrialization was a period after the Civil War and before World War I where there was exponential growth and change. With Industrialization came both advantages and disadvantages. A few disadvantages were that people had to work long hours, with little money and dangerous working conditions. Although many believed that Industrialization did more harm than good, it actually strengthened America by making work easier for women, decreasing the mortality rate in infants, and supplying more advanced technology. Like a bowl of grits, American Society took Industrialization with a grain of salt. Women were still oppressed, but they got opportunities to go out and learn new ways of life. Infants were dying, but the rates shrunk drastically, giving children a greater chance at life. More people were working under bad conditions, but at least there were machines available to help lessen the competition of getting a job. It seems almost too obvious that the advantages Industrialization brought outweighed the bad.
With the Industrial Revolution came the need for women to find work outside of their homes. Most women found work in work shops and domestic services, like housekeeping or babysitting. …show more content…
Although being a bearer of bad news is never a good thing, there were also some drawbacks with the Industrial Revolution. With the production of new machines, more kids were forced to work and help keep the factories going. With all the advances, more and more people wanted to get in on it which resulted in overpopulation. Some people were even laid off from their jobs since there were machines that could do it much faster and more efficiently. These flaws only prove one thing: with growth comes sacrifice. The increase in urbanization and stell production seem to be enough proof that industrialization was all around good for the economy and people's standard of