HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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The believed that the government had too much control of business
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They wanted to increase competition among businesses
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They wanted to improve poor working conditions
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They felt that some corporations were becoming too large
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Detailed explanation-1: -The industrial revolution developed in conjunction with the capitalist economies. Under capitalism, business owners (capitalists) began to organize labor centrally into factories and introduced a division of labor to increase output and profitability.
Detailed explanation-2: -Despite such progress, life was not easy as a worker during the Industrial Revolution. Working conditions were poor and sometimes dangerous. Unlike today, workers during the Industrial Revolution were expected to work long hours or they would lose their jobs. Many workers had to work 12 hour days, six days a week.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The emergence of capitalism was vitally important to the start of industrialization and the Industrial Revolution. Capitalism caused the Industrial Revolution because industrialization required significant work and investment from individuals and not necessarily the government.