The Industrial Revolution Was A Period Of Time Between...

The industrial revolution was a period of time between 1750 and 1914, in which machines began to replace manual labour. Originating in Britain it was a time of great technological and social change, with the industrialisation having major effects on work, politics, society and environment. The revolution began with the agricultural revolution in which machines replaced the jobs of farmers and many began to move to the cities to find employment. This introduction of machines and increased city population had many affects some were not always positive and lead to the development of trade unions, the working class and the communist ideology. Having grown in popularity and power the Catholic Church was also a major character in the industrial†¦show more content†¦During this time the textile industry had been mainly dominated by farmers wife s, who made cloth for extra money to support their families. However as the technology for textiles grew, what once took five people to com plete now took one machine that did it at twice the speed. As machines slowly began to over ride people s jobs particularly if rural areas family s began to move to large cities sparking the growth of the industrial revolution. As more an more people began to flood to cities the establishment of factories, mills and mines began to develop. However with this increasing population also came increase in job demand and factory owners were able to pay their workers lower wages due to people s desperation for work. The quality of life for workers only went on to decrease with women and children starting to work in order to support their families. The women and children being considered inferior were given the worst pay for longer hours and harder work. The factories were also very unsafe with unhygienic and dangerous working environments. Much like the living conditions workers experienced living in close quarter unsanitary areas. These living conditions were called the slums and were usually make up large apartment like buildings which each room housing up to 5 or 9 people. There was very little room for living and sicknesses spread rapidly due to the unsanitary conditions. With lack of