The Industrial Revolution, By The Catholic Church

The industrial revolution which took place from the 18th to 19th century began in the United Kingdom, and then spread throughout Europe, North America and eventually the world. It was a historical period that marked a major turning point in human social society, almost every aspect of daily life including agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport and technology was eventually in some way influenced. The Industrial Revolution brought great riches to those who put it in motion (the entrepreneurs). However, the revolution also brought high poverty rates and harsh living conditions for others such as those who were not entrepreneurs. In response, the Catholic Church then rose concerns of the “ugliness of capitalism” which is the social systems in which motives are to produce goods and services and to sell them for profit while not satisfying people’s needs. As a result the Catholic Church wrote Rerum Novarum in response to these issues. It was then published by the Catholic Church to address conditions of the workers and the wrongs of communism.
Getting its name from a French man by the name of It shone light on new concepts to by Louis Guillaume Otto who wrote a letter to announce that France had entered the race to industrialise and make their country more might than the British .Building & infrastructure, chemicals, mechanics, glassmaking, gas lighting, metallurgy, printing, agricultural techniques, mining, steam power and different modes of transportation such as canals, roads and railways. It wasn’t just the period for discovery and development it was also had drastically negative social effects on many key things such as the living standards of working class in England and throughout Europe, effected things such as housing, food&nutrition, clothing and consumer goods, labour condition and the social structure throughout countries effected by the Industrial