As depicted by Green’s Blacksmith at the Forge (1855) and Menzel’s The Iron Rolling Mill (1875), how did the process of industrialization alter people’s relationships to their work/occupation?…
Yes, the Industrial Revolution was the driving force to the immense amount of progress made in the last few centuries, but it all came with a cost. Realizing how much the working class had suffered, the pessimistic view offers a more compelling narrative. During the Industrial Revolution, there was an immense growth in population. People were leaving their homes on the farm and were flocking to cities. The rise in population contributed to the terrible living conditions, the spread of disease, and the devaluation of lives.…
The industrial revolution brought many positive and negative effects to the factory workers, but a majority of negative effects, along with health problems and children working however, a positive effect jobs for women.…
While there were some positive aspects to the industrial revolution, most of the aspects were negative due to child labor, long hours of work, poor sanitation, and small working and living areas. Even though the industrial revolution only occurred from 1780 to the mid 1800s, there were still many flaws that occurred during the time period. Technological advancements were occurring during this period, but the working conditions were poor. The poor conditions were main faults because of the various injuries that harmed many people, especially children. There were many flaws to the industrial revolution, but the worst flaw was child labor.…
During the 1800’s Industrial America was born and was expected to be the next big step in American advances because of the abundance of natural resources. These big industries that would later on be labeled as monopolies dominated the economy, thriving from the profits of their industries. The workers were paid low wages and were replaceable ranging from young boys to full grown men. The conditions of the workplaces were in terrible condition, and the owners of these industries did not provide any workers benefits. These circumstances caused tragic events and encouraged the uprising of labor unions that conducted strikes that demanded better conditions. In the documents, “Gospel of Wealth” and “Letter on Labor Industrial Society” these two important people discuss the uneven distribution of wealth and unfair treatment of the poor. People suffered in Industrial America because of the lack of government intervention and uneven distribution of wealth. During this period, the government did not have any agencies that monitored big businesses. They also did not monitor workers’ wages or the conditions in the workplace. Men were struggling to feed their families and were stripped of their needs because of low wages they received. When workers retaliated by striking, the government put more effort into harming laborers than helping them. Overall, when the people tried to retaliate, they were seen as a threat and treated like one as well. Workers had to come together to form unions that attempted to make conditions better not for only the workforce but living in that society.…
Not only was the Industrial Revolution a time for railroads and physical changes in work spaces but also for social and work dynamic adaptations as well. Factories and new relationships were built. The Industrial Revolution contributed inventions that pushed people to evolve in the way they did. The Industrial Revolution constructed positive effects by improving daily life, increasing thriving commercial businesses, enhancing society’s personality, and providing experiences that help ameliorate society with each generation.…
Many things came to be at the turn of the 19th century, such as the Industrial Revolution, which brought many positive things to the world today. One of many positive effects was the lift off of innovative technology. Such as the telegraph and telephone. These inventions transformed communications in which sped up the sharing of important knowledge (Wyatt 112). Technology led to the development of mechanization in which another positive effect was the ability to mass-produce. Machinist had to individually cut out and create parts but with the help of machines. The process of creating uniformed components for finished goods became rapid and simple (Wyatt 110). Mass production helped with the economical growth at it ensured…
This time had both positive and negative effects, as even though the Industrial Revolution greatly increased productivity and made many advancement in technology, with more and more people could enjoy cheaper and more varieties of consumer goods, the negative effects were equally as enormous. Specifically, child labour, horrible living conditions and bad working conditions on the factory floor. It is debatable whether or not these were beneficial effects of the Revolution, as though it was terrible, it did bring light onto workers right and eventually brought in laws that meant that workers had better rights. In today’s world such bad working conditions and child labour is morally abhorrent. In fact it was the terrible working conditions and unacceptability of child labour which pushed for the change that eventually abolished child labour and improved working conditions in…
Most of the US population lives in either urban or suburban areas, furthermore, limiting societal interaction with nature. Depending on the way you look at it, the industrial revolution was either extremely beneficial, or massively destructive, especially to our environment. With technologies and advancements being created in the 21st century there is potential to close the gap between nature and technology, or to drive the wedge even further.…
The general working conditions in northeastern factories was sad, they was very dangerous and not safe in any way. Corruption and abuse was frequent also in working conditions and very few workers worked their way to poverty, it seemed impossible to so with the way things were going. Workers were doomed to repeat dull repetitive tasks every single day, day after day and there were no labor laws. Child labor was common and for a worker that was injured, there was no compensation.…
Many of us cannot imagine life with out the mall or better yet life with out a cell phone. We take for granted being fortunate enough to be born a child of the new millennium. With our convenience however comes ignorance. We forget about the time when it took a year for a letter to get delivered from the east coast to the west coast. We forget that we did not just appear to be in this country and that everything was already here. The era that changed all that was called The Industrial Revolution. The industrial Revolution affected America in a significant way. It changed the world from rural 1800 's to the huge corporation of today. Through inventions and expansions this is what we have today was little by little built.…
Everything that is with the Industrial Revolution can be either positive or negative,but we’re going to talk about the positives of the revolution. The first topic is all about the agriculture, textiles, transportation,and sanitation and health. Follow by the urbanization of the rural people who came to the city. Next the labor practices and working conditions in the industry. Finally,the economic philosophies and class structure during the time.…
Transportation and technology evolved from horses and dirt roads to trains and steam boats, from imperfect and handmade objects to precise and factory-made objects. These changes influenced an environment of factories and very large cities. This big change was called The Industrial Revolution. Transportation changed from horseback riding to trains and steamboats. New roads were invented to help horse carriages travel smoother.…
Women mostly found jobs in domestic service, textile factories, and piece workshops. They also worked in the coal mines. For some, the Industrial Revolution provided independent wages and a better standard of living. For the majority, however, factory work in the early years of the 19th century resulted in a life of hardship. My opinion has already harvested the importance and dislocation of woman’s role in the industrial revolution. That woman did endure discrimination and had no rights to voice their opinions for freedom. The industrial revolution did not give the woman the freedom or safety that they needed during those times. Working conditions were often unsanitary and the work dangerous. Education suffered because of the demands of work. Home life suffered as women were faced with the double burden of factory work followed by domestic chores and child…
With many flaws in this new revolution, does however, also come some positive impacts. Our time is a time of evolving, learning new things to share with the world, which the industrial revolution allows. We are learning from clocks that the spinning wheel could make cotton fibers. We use the water wheel to produce energy and as long as we have a supply of cotton our factories could grow bigger. We look at the dark side of things but in the time of the bad we have goods like making a social progress.…