Social Class Industrialization

As Kim Jong-un once said, “The industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution, and breaking through the cutting edge is a shortcut to the building of an economic giant.” During the 18th and early 19th century, life was changing in Europe. New ideas were being spread, new inventions were being created, and the main goal was produce products as efficiently as possible. What started as just as an idea was soon becoming a reality and there was nothing people could do but join the revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid industrialization that vastly improved production in Great Britain, leaving a lasting impact on the world abroad. Big cities were not the only places

One of the most dramatic changes was the growth of a new social class, “Gradually, very gradually, a middle class, or “middling sort” did emerge in industrial cities, mostly toward the end of the 19th century. Until then, there had been only two major classes in society: aristocrats born into their lives of wealth and privilege, and low-income commoners born into the working classes,” (“Effects of the Industrial Revolution”). Prior to the Industrial Revolution, many people were either at the very top or the rock bottom of the social class; there were no “in-between” classes. However, with the growth of population and production, many people were able to climb the social ladder and raise their

In capitalism, “Individual inventors and entrepreneurs invested in new products. By using their ingenuity and taking risks, they were able to build large companies make great profits. The economy was dominated by a number of large corporations, privately owned, which competed to produce good quality products for low prices,” (“Capitalism, Marxism, and the Romantic Movement”). In capitalism, business owners compete for profits through private ownership of their companies. The main goal is to be self-sufficient and make as much money as possible, while the government has little to no interference. Many sources believe that capitalism was seen as a “natural result” of the Industrial Revolution, since entrepreneurs were creating businesses and competing to see who could produce the largest profits (“Capitalism, Marxism, and the Romantic Movement”). Larger production rates meant larger profits, and larger profits meant more success, an ultimate goal in