Industrial Revolution Dbq

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The Industrial Revolution
You know that pen you are using to grade these papers, it was made on an assembly line. It was a part of a process that worked towards making them in a mass production to be sold in bulk to the people. This process started in the Industrial Revolution, a time when human population boomed in the beginning of the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution transformed the world and left and impact by leading to the rise of the middle class, a decrease in human life conditions and paved a path to innovation for the people. These effects are what change our daily lives today and left a lasting presence in today's society.
One way the revolution transformed the world was by bringing work and wealth to those in the middle class. There are two parts the the Middle class, the upper and …show more content…

In order to keep up with the mass of people, cities were forced to create new living conditions to accommodate all the people. These conditions were not necessarily good. They were often unsanitary and crowded which lead to disease spreading quick and devastating much of the population. In England, where the Industrial Revolution was going strong, “...the average life expectancy was only 39.5 years, less than it had been some three centuries earlier.” (Strayer. Pg.838). People were drinking unsanitary water, which lead to overall poor health. Not only were their home lives in bad conditions, but their work life was also a problem. The workers of factories often received so little money and terrible hours that it was almost impossible to live off of. Inside the factories were hot, unsafe and the work the discipline at work was enforced harshly. People were not necessarily treated with human respect, instead they were tools to help factory owners get more profit and get that profit as fast and cheap as possible. Though some effects are negative, some aspects left a more positive

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