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The Industrial Revolution was a primarily positive force in human history because it helped mitigate social inequalities, fostered economic growth, and provided an environment for innovation By Kanchana Raja, Caroline Ankoma-Sey, and Matthew Neal
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The Industrial Revolution was a primarily positive force in human history because it helped mitigate social inequalities, fostered economic growth, and provided an environment for innovation
By Kanchana Raja, Caroline Ankoma-Sey, and Matthew Neal
The Industrial Revolution helped mitigate social inequalities
weakened titled nobility
middle class with high standard of living
rights of the lower classes
role of women expanded
Businessmen, manufacturers, bankers achieve status/wealth of aristocrats
Political parties
Importance of landownership decreases
Businessmen, engineers, teachers, scientists
Lower middle class
Liberal -> social reform
Reform Bill of 1832 - suffrage
www.reformer802.com
70% manual workers
“Friendly societies
1824 trade unions legalized
Violent strikes: ex. 1877 eastern railroad strike in US
1867 reform act – suffrage for factory workers and small farm owners
Politicians legislate in favor of urban workers
www.iww.org
www.nps.gov/edis/ techimpact.htm
“Moral centers of family”
Refuge for husbands against capitalist world
Teaching, nursing, clerical professions
Lower middle class jobs: ex. secretary
Participate in strikes
en.wikipedia.orgwww.academickids.com
