23 Kasım 2008 Pazar
..Outcome of Industrial Revolution..
The nineteenth century experienced a sudden growth of cities, with populations rangign from 100.000 to 8 million. An important reason for this development lies with the Industrial Revolution and the Agriculture Revolution. Due to the introduction of stream power, the number of factories increased rapidly. Since the use stream power required large amounths of coal and iron, there was a great need for a labor force. Consequently, more and more workers came both to the factories and to the coal fields. Hence, towns and cities developed around the new industries. The introduction of complex machinery, improvements in plant and animal breeding, and the development of fertilizers resulted in higher productivity; fewer farmers could produce more food. More and more farmers left their farms for fear of not being able to make a living. They looked to the developing cities for a new start..And this resulted in both overpopulation, pollution, overuse of natural sorces, cultural problems and misuse of people incluidng children as labor force…
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