Industrialization - Economic Change and Effect :: European Europe History

industrialisation - Economic Change and EffectSince the nineteenth century, industrialization has had positive and negative effects on the live of bestowers. Industrialization is the process of modernization and mass production of most goods. This also includes exclusively not limited to mining and the forging of iron. An area where industrialization had a massive effect was in Eastern Europe. It emerged as a collect to modernize and unify Europe. Although Britain led industrialization at branch, it quickly blow up from Spain all the way through Russia. Early in the industrial change Britain stood alone as the worlds industrial giant. To protect its head start Britain rigid strict laws monitoring the exportation of inventions. Then in 1807 a British mechanic William Cockerill, opened factories in Belgium for the manufacturing of spinning and weaving machines. Belgium thus became the first European nation to industrialize. By the mid 1800s, other nations had joined the race, an d some(prenominal) newcomers were challenging Britains industrial supremacy. The effects of industrialization were especially obvious in Germany. By the late 1800s Germany had setup a standard for chemical and electric car companies worldwide. Germany was second only to Britain among the European powers. Germany spectacular growth was collectible to the vast amount of iron and coal resources in the area. A disciplined and educate mildew force also helped the economy, while a rapid festering population provided a huge home market and a exceedingly skilled work force. It almost eliminated the poverty factor in Germany due to the vast availability of booking. But along with the attributions of industrialization also came the bad. pitiable work place conditions lead to work place abuses. Workers were forced to work long hours for little pay and even children were abuses during this quantify. Some of the abuses were children as schoolboyish as 7 could be seen in work places, sexual distinction was present. Women were often hired in factories because they could be paid less because men. And pollution was also a serious problem. These were among the most common problems of the time and these were too often seen in most if not all the work places. Workers were outraged by these abuses and how the government, at the time, did nothing to help. Workers established unions and won the amend to bargain with employers for better wages and hours. And eventually the government passed laws regulating the employment of children and set safety regulations in the work place.