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What are 5 impacts of the Industrial Revolution?

Chelsey Jacobs
Chelsey Jacobs
2025-04-22 18:34:18
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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. Machines greatly increased production, which meant that products were cheaper to make and also cheaper to buy. Many factory owners became rich. Although the machines made work easier in some ways, factory work created many problems for the laborers, including low earnings and dangerous working conditions, with many working 14 to 16 hours per day six days per week. Workers sought to win improved conditions and wages through labor unions, which helped establish laws to protect workers, such as limiting work hours and guaranteeing pay. The process of industrialization continues around the world, as do struggles against many of its negative effects, such as industrial pollution and urban crowding. Cities grew larger, but they were often dirty, crowded, and unhealthy.