Who gained from the Industrial Revolution, and who lost?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Those who had the capital to invest in industrial technology and activities benefitted. These included entrepreneurs, merchants, landowners, and those from the upper and middle ranks of society.
b. The bourgeoisie gained as many of them were involved in capitalist enterprises, whether as owners or investors.
c. The consumer revolution indicates that people of all classes benefitted from the greater availability and variety of new products, although the benefits depended on one's ability to purchase those products.
d. Although per capita real income increased, most people in the working class did not see an increase in their standard of living in the early stages of industrialization.
e. Factory workers, especially women and children, suffered the most in the early stage of industrialization. They faced low wages, unsafe working conditions, and abuse.
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