HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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take control of the government.
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return to farming.
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set minimum wages.
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form labor unions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Poor workers were often housed in cramped, grossly inadequate quarters. Working conditions were difficult and exposed employees to many risks and dangers, including cramped work areas with poor ventilation, trauma from machinery, toxic exposures to heavy metals, dust, and solvents.
Detailed explanation-2: -Working conditions were frequently unsafe and led to deadly accidents. Tasks tended to be divided for efficiency’s sake which led to repetitive and monotonous work for employees. Workers fought their often demeaning work conditions by uniting together into collective groups and unions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Engels was horrified by the child labour, environmental damage, low wages, bad conditions, poor health, death rates – and the ‘social and political power of your oppressors’. Containing many important and ground-breaking early thoughts on socialism, the book is still widely read today.
Detailed explanation-4: -Industrial Revolution affected the condition of workers in many ways: The workers had to work very hard. They had to work for 15-18 hours in a day. They were living in slum areas.