What are the negative and positive effects of the Industrial Revolution?
1 Answer
There were many positive and negative effects. Read more below.
Explanation:
The Industrial Revolution occurred in the United States in the later 1800s and early 1900s. It had a massive impact on the country.
Positive Effects
- It developed the economy
- It led to the emergence of machines
- It caused the mechanization of agriculture
- Communication and transportation improved dramatically
- Telegraghs and railroads emerged
- Improvements in sanitary conditions and medical care gradually occurred, although they were quite slow.
Negative Effects
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A widening gap emerged between the Bourgeoisie and the working class
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The pollution of the environment worsened, including urban environments where the majority of the population lived
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Water in canals, which people used, was contaminated
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Cities were overcrowded
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Sanitary conditions were poor because they were unadapted to the massive rural exodus
