History of Europe

Who was effect by the industrial Revolution how?

Workers

* Positive effects:

* Increased wages

* Improved working conditions

* Shorter hours

* More opportunities for employment

* Negative effects:

* Long hours

* Dangerous working conditions

* Child labor

* Exploitation of women

Factory owners

* Positive effects:

* Increased profits

* Increased production

* Access to new technology

* Expansion of markets

* Negative effects:

* Competition from other factories

* Government regulation

* Labor unrest

Farmers

* Positive effects:

* Increased demand for food

* Improved transportation

* New farming technologies

* Higher crop yields

* Negative effects:

* Displacement from land

* Loss of livelihoods

* Rural poverty

The environment

* Positive effects:

* Technological innovations

* Increased production

* Economic growth

* Negative effects:

* Pollution

* Deforestation

* Soil erosion

* Climate change