Chapter 18 Revolutions of Industrialization

The industrial revolution is a period in history where everything changed for the generation at the time and the many to come. Starting in Brittain the industrial revolution was the begining of new innovations and lifestyles for everyone. The industrial revolution followed the scientific revolution for people began to think of new ways to make things more easily. The people wanted to create new systems that would produce goods more easily and at less cost, but good quality. Machines were created and factories were built that put these new ideas into action. Industrialization spread quickly throughout the rest of the world once they saw what Brittain had created. Although this revolution created a foundation the the technilogically advanced society we now live in I am not sure it had all positive effects. The new factories enforced workers to work 13 hour shifts with little pay. There was child labor and critisism for women working alongside men to support their families. The creation of machines put many people out of jobs that were once done by hand. The revolution created a difference in classes as some people rose to upper class society through owning factories, but left many in the middle and labor classes. Middle class families did generally well, but the labor class were forced to live in crowded housing and work long hours while mansions were being built around them. Today there is a need for jobs in our country because like the industrial revolution we are outsourcing to try and produce more at lower cost to ourselves. I think that if there were less machines more people would have jobs building, what is now built with machines, with their own hands. Technology is increasing everyday and I think that it may lead to our downfall. It may be smarter to revert back to the days when things were made by the hands of our communties. It will be interesting to see how the industries will end now that I know how they began.