HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Question
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Growth in the middle class
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New working class
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New entrepreneurial class
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Innovation, specialization, and wealth creation were the causes and effects of industrialization in this period.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industrialization impacted society in other ways. Workers were forced leave their families and migrate to urban areas in search of jobs. They worked long hours, were poorly nourished and lived in overcrowded conditions, which led to disease and stress.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the major changes that occurred during this period were regulation on prices, nationalized banks, trade restrictions and squeezing of the foreign investment. In the late 19th Century, economic reforms were launched to promote a competitive economy.
Detailed explanation-4: -29.390) The most important of the changes that brought about the Industrial Revolution were (1) the invention of machines to do the work of hand tools, (2) the use of steam and later of other kinds of power, and (3) the adoption of the factory system.
Detailed explanation-5: -Large industries emit many harmful gases into the environment. The introduction of harmful chemicals into air leads to air pollution. The noises that it produces leads to noise-pollution. Industrialisation also contributed to a rise in child labour.