How Did Industrialization Affect The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution brought along many changes throughout Europe. The Revolution began in Britain, as simply creating better technology that would extend the agriculture that already existed. However, the Industrialization also brought along the invention of steam engine, railways, faster and more efficient machinery. These changes introduced more people to come into cities and towns, moving away from the rural areas. There was a growing population in cities, due to their being more jobs available at factories. The jobs in the factories were dangerous, as workers were expected to keep up to the same speed as the machines, more children were being exposed to working, and the labor grew more intense.
Industrialization and urbanization
The bourgeoisie own all the machines that were invented during the Revolution, while the proletarians work for them. As pointed out in the text, the proletariat (who make up most of the population) own nothing. Marx also argues that due to industrialization and modern machinery coming from the bourgeoisie, the proletarians have lost their sense of individualism and their old ways of working. Marx states, “...the work of the proletarians has lost individual character… He becomes an appendage of the machine” (Marx). Therefore, having machines in factories has made work redundant and could make the workers be easily replaced. The machines also brought along more dangers and risks for the workers, increasing the probability of someone being injured. Workers also had to keep up to the new speed of the machines, work longer hours, and get less pay since the cost of production is not as
If private property is eliminated, then there are not a few select people getting rich. However, in order to achieve this, the workers must come together and unite. If everyone can communicate and come together, work together and come up with a plan to end centuries of class struggles, then they will be able to earn their rights as workers and individuals. Property will belong to everyone, with no regards to income, gender, or race. Nonetheless, it has been decades since The Communist Manifesto was written and there has not been much of a change. There are very few gatherings among workers to address such problems, and to try to do something about the class