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Effects of the Industrial Revolution (SOCIAL CLASSES (Skilled Workers, as…
Effects of the Industrial Revolution
SOCIAL CLASSES
Workers worked too much and weren't paid enough
Skilled Workers, as well as Overseers, rose to the middle class, as opposed to the lower class.
Upper middle class was formed by merchants and factory owners
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: Middle class grows
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: Greater democratic participation
Upper class started developing grudges against middle-classers who were richer than them
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: With nicer goods more widely available, standard of living rose
WORKING CONDITIONS
New jobs were created
Unsafe conditions
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: Leads to strikes/ revolts, workers win better conditions and wages
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: These regulations allow children more time for education
Sickness and death toll
SIZE OF CITIES
Huge population boom, urban areas double, triple or quadruple in size.
overcrowding
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: As people flee crowded cities, suburbs grow
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: Cities begin specializing in industries
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: More variety of goods are available
LIVING CONDITIONS
Lack of sanitary codes and building controls
water, housing, and social services are minimal
epidemics sweep through cities
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: Living conditions drastically improve
Did not slow down population growth much