Question

Increase in life expectancy and education are generally signs of economic progress in a society. Select effects of the Industrial Revolution in England that do not support this relationship between culture and economics

Answer 1

Schools across Europe were closed.

Cholera and tuberculosis ran rampant in overcrowded cities.

Murder rates increased.

Answer 2

Now that we have looked at how and why the Industrial Revolution occurred, it’s time to consider its effects on people. We learned that industrial production increased tremendously, bringing wealth and power to Great Britain throughout the 19th century. But we have yet to explore the effects of industrialization on society, on the daily living and the working conditions of common people.