WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following improvements was a LONG TERM reaction to the poor working/living conditions of the Industrial Revolution?
A
Safer working conditions
B
Better pay
C
Cleaner living conditions
D
All of the Above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People had access to healthier diets, better housing, and cheaper goods. In addition, education increased during the Industrial Revolution. Due in part to the Edward Jenner’s invention of the smallpox vaccine and Louis Pasteur’s discovery of bacteria, health care increased, and people began to live longer.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The industrial revolution brought about new manufacturing processes such as the assembly line, the rise of the factory system, the development of machine tools, iron production processes, chemical manufacturing and more (Johnson).

Detailed explanation-4: -Historians have identified several causes for the Industrial Revolution, including: the emergence of capitalism, European imperialism, efforts to mine coal, and the effects of the Agricultural Revolution.

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