HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Factory workers worked long hours and weren’t paid well.
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Large factories sprung up in cities.
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Many people lived in the countryside
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The invention of machines changed people’s way of life.
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Detailed explanation-1: -During industrialization, home life and work life became separated. Married women often remained at home and took on the unpaid labor of running the household, while men sought wage-earning jobs outside of the home for as long as 14 hours a day.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Industrial Revolution brought rapid urbanization or the movement of people to cities. Changes in farming, soaring population growth, and an ever-increasing demand for workers led masses of people to migrate from farms to cities. Almost overnight, small towns around coal or iron mines mushroomed into cities.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.