The Pros And Cons Of The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution forever changed the economic, social and political lives of the whole world starting with Britain. Development in factory and agriculture production to sustain the rising population would cause the growth of cities, great innovations in technology and transportation as well as remodeling of the social class in the 1800s. The desire to strike rich and have to have a better life brought a wave of individuals to the city streets and into many factories for work. However, those dreams would be forgotten as workers faced the reality of the industrial Revolution. A new class known as the working class faced Filthy conditions of the work places, unlivable living quarters and a lack of health and work benefits. Rather than striking rich, the workers were barely able to make ends meet. Some affluent and rich known as the Utopian socialists saw the harsh conditions of the workers and tried to gain the attention of others hoping to ignite a rebellion among the workers against the bourgeois or seeking new reforms such as shorter hours, better working conditions and living conditions. However, the fight against the corrupt practices of capitalism was no
However, a drawback of Marx and Engel’s communism is that the focus on equal redistribution of resources will impact the individual freedom and rights of many people. Communism’s focus is about society as a whole rather than the individual, therefore, it grants the overseer the power to take any measures that help the people. One example is censorship, which is witnessed by North Korea and China. The people in these countries have no knowledge of how the government is running and have no say against the government concerning their