THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

1. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. The industrial revolutions started in England. The industrial revolution replaced the manual work by using machines. The machines were created with the purpose of saving time.

2. SOME EFFECTS OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

 • Working and living conditions. • Labor. • Working Class Families and the Role of Women. • unions.

3. ADVANTAGES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

 • Centre of economic life shifted from the villages to cities. • Men became free to develop their capabilities in areas other than farming. • Better transport, communications and mechanized goods made life comfortable for man.

4. DISADVANTAGES OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

• Cities became crowded, smoky, with problems of slums, housing, sanitation, accidents and epidemics.                  • Women and child labour was badly exploited. • The industrial revolution created wars of imperialism and colonization. • Workers suffered from long working hours, low wages, unemployment and insecurity.                  • Society became divided into rich and poor.

5. THE EXPLORATION OF CHILD AND FEMALE LABOR AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The feminine and child labor were one of the most striking characteristics of the industrial revolution. People thought that poor children should work because work avoids the marginalization. Moreover child labor helped the family income. Children worked in factories and coal mines. Many children died. Between 1780 and 1840 child labor became more intense.

6. The living conditions of child laborers were bad. They worked 18 hours a day. The children's parents fought for the reduction of working hours. Nowadays there are laws that prohibit child labor, but there are still many children who are exploited.