HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Workers had to develop specialized skills.
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Workers were expected to work in shifts.
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Workers needed to grow the cotton as production increased.
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Workers worked outside the home for the first time.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The pace of work usually became faster and faster; work was often performed in factories built to house the machines. Finally, factory managers began to enforce an industrial discipline, forcing workers to work set hours which were often very long.
Detailed explanation-2: - Workers became like the machines they used. Many workers felt they lost control over their work process, and felt dislocated and alienated from their work. Many critics began asking if factory work was at odds with human nature.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution first began in Britain in the 18th Century and quickly spread around the world. Three reasons that led to the Industrial Revolution was the emergence of capitalism, European imperialism, and The Agricultural Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -New machines, new power sources, and new ways of organizing work made existing industries more productive and efficient. New industries also arose, including, in the late 19th century, the automobile industry. Read more about the effects of the Industrial Revolution.