WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was putting people out of work?
A
Machines
B
Peasants
C
Proletariat
D
Bourgeoise
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Who were the Luddites? The Luddites were a group of early 19th century textile workers in Great Britain who destroyed textile machines to protest their loss of work and fair payment. They were not against progress and innovation, but against unfair labor practices.

Detailed explanation-2: -The modern era of automation started after World War II. Then the “computer revolution” in the 1980s fol-lowed by the “Internet revolution” speeded up the re-placement of worker tasks by machines. Automation in the U.S. made its first big impact in man-ufacturing, especially for automobiles.

Detailed explanation-3: -The industrial revolution led to changes in the labor market with machines replacing human labor. The first industrial revolution replaced manual work with the invention of a steam engine and the second industrial revolution enabled mass production using electric energy [2].

Detailed explanation-4: -A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human body in shape. The design may be for functional purposes, such as interacting with human tools and environments, for experimental purposes, such as the study of bipedal locomotion, or for other purposes.

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