WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution created a new middle class along with the working class. Those in the middle class owned and operated the new factories, mines, and railroads, among other industries. Their lifestyle was much more comfortable than that of the industrial working class.

Detailed explanation-2: -More than any other group, this middle class benefited from the rise in national incomes that came with more industrialization. Bankers, merchants, capitalists and factory owners could afford to buy all of the new industrial goods that factories were producing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bourgeoisie or Middle Class. The bourgeoisie, or middle class, was created by the Industrial Revolution. The size, wealth, and political dominance of this group grew steadily from the late eighteenth century to the beginning of World War I (1914–1918).

Detailed explanation-4: -A post-war rise in unionism, the passage of the GI Bill, a housing program, and other progressive actions led to a doubling of the median family income in only 30 years, creating a middle class that included nearly 60 percent of Americans by the late 1970s.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the Industrial Revolution, the middle class lived in comfortable homes and households that reinforced gender norms. The Industrial Revolution created new jobs like those in office and retail management, as well as sales, for middle class men.