As an event, the Industrial Revolution had both positive and negative impacts for society. Although there are several positives to the Industrial Revolution there were also many negative elements, including: poor working conditions, poor living conditions, low wages, child labor, and pollution.

Key features of the Industrial Revolution

• Population shift – moving from rural agriculture to work in factories in cities.
• Mass production of goods, increased efficiency, reduced average costs and enabled more to be produced.
• The rise of steam power, e.g. steam trains, railways and steam-powered machines.

The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system. New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient.

The Industrial Revolution brought about sweeping changes in economic and social organization. These changes included a wider distribution of wealth and increased international trade. Managerial hierarchies also developed to oversee the division of labor.

In conclusion, the Industrial Revolution had a profound effect on the lives of women. They saw their role in society dramatically shift and many of them entered the workforce in order to support their families. Once in the workplace their faced discrimination and poor treatment.

A group that benefited the most in short term from the Industrial Revolution were the Factory Owners of the growing middle class. They were part of the group of people who were making most of the new money brought in by the industrial revolution.

The poor workers, often referred to as the proletariat, suffered the most from industrialization because they had nothing of value except their…

Industrialization and Nationalism

The group that most benefited from industrialization. Upper levels included factory owners, bankers, merchants who led aristocratic lives in country houses, obtained seats in parliament, sent their sons to oxford, and accepted titles of nobility.

The group of people that benefited least from the Industrial Revolution were: ____d____, because they were forced to work longer hours for lower wages. 26. Under Muhammad Ali’s rule, __Turkey____ began to industrialize.

Industrialization in the period circa 1750-1900 can be considered a social turning point because it resulted in the creation of the middle class, and in the new inter-class distinctions like the upper-middle and lower-middle classes.

The best argument for the Industrial Revolution being a curse is that it created a situation in which workers had to endure very bad working conditions. It took away the dignity and independence of the workers. Before the Industrial Revolution, people worked at home, at their own pace.