Essay On The Pros And Cons Of The Industrial Revolution

There has been plenty of Revolutions in the world. Individuals usually talk about the French Revolution, 1789-1799, or the American Revolution, 1765-1783, but never really about the Revolution that had a major impact on the world: the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution began in England in the mid 1700s and greatly increased the output of machine-made goods. Inventions, such as canals, crop rotation, and factories/mills, spurred the Revolution (Ch 9 Sec 1). The idea later then arrived in Asia, mostly Japan, about 70 years after the first textile, or fabric, mills were built in the United States. In building the different cotton and silk factories, the Japanese were influenced by England, Italy, and America to use their ideas for
Whether the cons dominated the pros is a whole other story.
The Eastern countries and Western countries had the same working mentality, but had different schedules and benefits. In the Eastern countries, a normal work day lasted 13 to 14 hours where on a busy day and/or season lasted 17 hours and 30 minutes. Out of all 13,628 workers, 12,519 were females with ages ranging from under 14
The new inventions of the spinning jenny and textile mill sparked mass production in jobs and clothing. After the concept of the mills started in England, Japan later wanted to start in that act. The owners of those factories would hire both genders, but preferred young females to work with the spinning jennys while the men worked in the cotton mills. The days were long and the pay was short for women at that time in the Eastern countries of Japan. Unless they lived in the Western countries or was dying of either old age or illness, they weren’t able to leave. There’s one question that has been on individual’s minds when talking about this topic: Did the pros outweigh the cons? Each person has their own opinion whether it is true or visa