Industrial Revolution Effects
The Industrial Revolution was a time of progress and pain, of advancement and agony, of inventions and innovations. The Revolution started in Great Britain due to Britain’s geography, government, social factors, and colonial empire. The British had much access to natural resources such as coal, water, and ore, and they had a “free society” in which the people had opportunities such as entrepreneurship. Throughout the Industrial Revolution, there were several changes that affected people all over the world. The path that Great Britain had travelled was quickly followed by many countries, such as the United States. However, it is important to understand that the overall effects of the Industrial Revolution were both positive and negative.
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In answer to the increased child labor, it seems highly unlikely that children would be denied the ability to work when they provided family income. It is true that adults could be paid more so children wouldn’t have to work, but this provides almost no benefits to the employer. Therefore, conditions could be improved, work time could be lowered, and children could be fed and given more breaks. Once again, these improvements were not beneficial to employers, and so they did not occur. In terms of urbanization, better quality living conditions could likely have been built. Contractors could have charged more for houses with better plumbing, increased sanitation, and more living space. This would have decreased risk of disease at the very least. With the increased labor that came into play with urbanization, there should have been more workers working slightly fewer hours hired. This way, more people would be financially stable and not overworked. Finally, to address the poor working conditions and wages, employers could improve conditions, build the machines to run more safely, teach workers how to properly use the machines, moderate the amount of time that employees worked, and make the work less repetitive. These solutions would be beneficial and could potentially increase income for the employer. In general, some of these improvements would not have been reasonable for employers, but they would have made a huge difference in many
In answer to the increased child labor, it seems highly unlikely that children would be denied the ability to work when they provided family income. It is true that adults could be paid more so children wouldn’t have to work, but this provides almost no benefits to the employer. Therefore, conditions could be improved, work time could be lowered, and children could be fed and given more breaks. Once again, these improvements were not beneficial to employers, and so they did not occur. In terms of urbanization, better quality living conditions could likely have been built. Contractors could have charged more for houses with better plumbing, increased sanitation, and more living space. This would have decreased risk of disease at the very least. With the increased labor that came into play with urbanization, there should have been more workers working slightly fewer hours hired. This way, more people would be financially stable and not overworked. Finally, to address the poor working conditions and wages, employers could improve conditions, build the machines to run more safely, teach workers how to properly use the machines, moderate the amount of time that employees worked, and make the work less repetitive. These solutions would be beneficial and could potentially increase income for the employer. In general, some of these improvements would not have been reasonable for employers, but they would have made a huge difference in many