WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the effect caused by the increased number of professional occupations during the Industrial Revolution?
A
growth of the middle class
B
overcrowding in cities
C
migration of workers from other countries
D
reduction of the food supply
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Industrialization has brought economic prosperity; additionally it has resulted in more population, urbanization, obvious stress on the basic life supporting systems while pushing the environmental impacts closer to the threshold limits of tolerance.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution brought about sweeping changes in economic and social organization. These changes included a wider distribution of wealth and increased international trade. Managerial hierarchies also developed to oversee the division of labor.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Industrial Revolution brought about significant change for the working class. Many families were leaving rural farmlands for more urban industrial cities hoping for a better life. With the advancements in technology, demand for goods rose. Factories needed more and more working-class people to fill jobs.

Detailed explanation-5: -During industrialization the classes of people were affected differently. With the rise of industrialization, the majority of upper and middle class workers were well off and able to have jobs in management, where they had more structure to their work week, hours they worked, and got paid more.

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