Industrialization Dbq Analysis

In the 1700’s, England went through a drastic change which altered the economy, the land, and the way people have been living which we now call the Industrial Revolution. Great
Britain brought many new ideas to the world which some of which we use today
while others have since been demolished to never be used again. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of the death rate decrease, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s positive effects were child laboring, long consecutive work hours, and disgusting living conditions.
During the Industrialization period, a child working was not an uncommon occurrence, but as time went on it began proving a large issue

for the ones who would work. Lewis W. Hine, a man who worked for the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) as photographer during 1908-1912.

“During this time he documented child labor in American Industry in an effort to support the NCLC’s efforts to end the practice” (Document 8). In this sentence, it shows that child workers faced difficult conditions which eventually grew so badly people on the outside began to notice what exactly was going on. These individuals believed children shouldn’t be faced with the same jobs as grown men and women and needed an education; something children rarely got, so they began a group to try and stop factories from recruiting children to do the job of older men and women. “...A stranger am I to my child; And he one to me.” (Document 2). In this passage a mother is writing about her son and how she rarely is able to see her son seeing as he’s constantly working, as is she. The mother

and son have been working so much they were never able to create any type of relationship, so as the mother put it, they were strangers to each other. During 1832, a man named Bentley was question and revealed, “You are considerably deformed in a personas a consequence of this labour? Yes I am” (Document 7). Here it’s written that the factory work this man went through in the past deformed his legs and ankles causing him great pain. In this paragraph, it is shown how child labor was a large issue during the times of the revolution, and yet another issue of this time were the long hours people needed to work.
During this revolution, those who were employed would be constantly working long, consecutive hours daily.

During these times, a mother who was never able to see her son wrote this “...A stranger am I to my child; And he one to me.” (Document 2). Here we read about a mother whose never able to see her son since she, or the boy, are constantly working their job to support the family but could never go to their homes to relax, only sleep. “...From 5 in the morning till 9 at night” (Document 7). Workers often had shifts which lasted longer than twelve hours so many individuals would be constantly tired which could contribute to injuries on the job. “...Had you any time to get your breakfast or drinking? No...” (Document 7). It’s shown here, those who worked needed to arrive to the factory or mines so early, they had little or no time to get any breakfast which would cause them to fatigue quicker and be constantly hungry until their lunch break. Here it is shown how many workers were constantly at

work.
Finally, through the revolution, factories began producing massive amounts of waste and pollution which grew worse and worse as time grew on. “...Host of environmental pollution problems” (Document 3). Environmental pollution was never really taken care of until years to come, but factories during the time would be spewing waste into the air which people breathe and into the water which people drink from, causing many people to grow sick from the contaminated items they were putting into their bodies. “As countries industrialized, they also urbanized” (Document 6). After a while, the cities began growing crowded and couldn’t fit nearly as many people as it was. Multiple families would be cramped into a single apartment and many people would be sharing beds which would cause disease to spread even quicker. (Photo in Document 3) In this photo we see polluted chemicals being released into the once fresh, uncontaminated air but once these factories began producing even more pollution causing the air to become even more contaminated. Due to these fumes people would constantly breathe in, the workers would constantly getting breathing issues and many illnesses.