HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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increasing unemployment.
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government ownership of businesses.
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wages and working conditions.
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racial and gender discrimination.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Middle Class Those who benefited most from the Industrial Revolution were the entrepreneurs who set it in motion. The Industrial Revolution created this new middle class, or bourgeoisie, whose members came from a variety of backgrounds.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did inventions and developments in the late 19th century change the way people work? Inventions such as the typewriter, the light-bulb and the telephone greatly affected office work as well as provided new jobs for women. The development in Industrialization freed many workers from harsh laboring.
Detailed explanation-3: -Labor unions were created in order to have better communication between workers and employers. As working conditions decreased during the Second Industrial Revolution, the need for better communication and better working conditions were needed. As a result labor unions were created to allow workers some protections.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dangerous working conditions, long hours, and concern over wages and child labor contributed to the growth of labor unions.