Chapter 17

Daniel Guerrero

Professor Patricia Andrews, MA

02/25/19

Chapter 17

The Industrial Revolution had some pros and cons during its time. Some environmental

consequences of Industrialization were largely negative the extraction of natural resources

permanently changed the landscape. On the other hand as a consequences of industrialization was so

powerful that it would transform entire societies in Western Europe, the United States, Russia and

eventually the entire world but some were negative. The Western Europe had unique advantages that

later were seen as the top leader of the Industrial Revolution. China had the most impressive

technology at the time. Europe and other countries were constantly searching new and secure sources

of state revenue. Europe also had another advantage which was that they were involved in global

trade networks. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain. Spain also had a large colonial empire

and was very late to Industrial. Britain scientists were much more focused with the need of the

engineers. The British aristocracy continued to be the elite in the industrial societies. Urbanization

was  quickly moving. Those that benefitted most from the industrial revolution were in the relatively

newly formed middle classes. Middle class involved a lot of small businesses. Working in the labor

class were people who suffered a lot, 77% of Britain's people were in this class. Working situations

were very unsafe and not healthy a person to work. Social protest began to happen. Karl Marx who

was German that he argued that capitalism was going to fall in a time where worldwide workers

were revolting.  Marx's ideas did inspire workers that did labor strikes which happen in the year of

1910-1913.