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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

How Did Workers Respond to the Industrial Revolution and How Did Their Vision of Society Compare to Industrialists?

Workers were generally not happy/satisfied with the conditions they were forced to work and live in during the Industrial Revolution. These workers responded in two primary ways: by organization and by protest. The working people often organized themselves in groups to improve working conditions, limit working hours, and gain higher wages. Others protested capitalism, opposed the exploitation of workers, and advocated alternative forms of society such as Marxism. The workers mostly disagreed with industrialists about views on society. As stated before, the common working people promoted a vision of society that included Marxism, Utopian socialism, or even anarchism. Industrialists preferred the current state of society, capitalism, because it spawned economic success in the global economy. 

Sources:
Smith, Bonnie G., Marc Van De Mieroop, Richard Von Glahn, and Kris
Lane. Crossroads and Cultures: A History of The World's Peoples. First
ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012. Print.
Strickland, Bill. AP World History: Key Concepts and Focus Questions. N.p.: n.p., n.d. PDF.

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