Industrial Revolution Dbq

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The Industrial Revolution, which started in Great Britain in the late 17th century and continued through the 19th century, had both positive and negative effects on society. On the positive side, it led to increased productivity, economic growth, and technological advancements that revolutionized transportation and communication. However, it also had negative impacts on workers, including poor working conditions, long hours, and low pay. It also had negative effects on the environment, contributing to pollution and other forms of environmental degradation. The Industrial Revolution brought many changes to society, both with positive and negative consequences. Although the Industrial Revolution had some positive effects, such as the uprising …show more content…

The Industrial Revolution had some positive impacts on society, such as creating employment opportunities for both genres and introducing significant technological advancements. The purpose of Document 3 was to illustrate the positive of the revolution due to the reason that there was an increase of urbanization throughout the empires but most in England, while urbanization in the Ottoman Empire remained low because it was an old empire. The [purpose] of this graph is to explain how England experienced significant growth in urbanization during the period from 1850 to 1900, surpassing every other country during that time. The graph helps contextualize the impact of the Industrial Revolution on England and other countries. Through …show more content…

The purpose of Document 1 describes the torment that John Wright had to face, John Wright started to work in the factories around the age of 6 and roughly worked 11 hours a day plus two over-hour shifts. Working conditions were rough based on what John saw during his time such as children being forcefully brought to the factory and children unable to walk due to their weak, underdeveloped bodies. Because of the large number of children being put into hard labor, there was a large number of cripples reported throughout the town. The [purpose] of this document is to demonstrate how children were forcefully brought to the factory, basically against their will, and how after their 11-hour shifts, many of these young children could barely walk. These conditions for these very young children were extremely harsh for them, both mentally and physically. Through a physician's point of view on Document 2 he describes the physical condition of the manufacturing population in the North-eastern District of England, where children about five years old are sent to work thirteen hours a day, and children between nine and eleven years old work for fifteen hours. The effects of such labor