Gke Task 4

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GKE-1 Task 4 GKE-1 Task 4 A.) The Industrial Revolution brought about many social changes to both Europe and America. Two of the most significant changes are the large scale urbanization and rise of the labor unions. Urbanization as defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary is to make or become urban which relates to the characteristics of a city or population. Because of the creation of more job opportunities, a rise in population occurred. This rise created many problems including air and water pollution, increased crime rates, poverty, deforestation, and the formation of slums. Though urbanization had negative effects, positive outcomes also occurred. It was this large scale migration that forced the government to enact policies to take care of these people. The initiative of the government to take interest of the works, modernization of the infrastructure, opening of schools, providing proper sanitations and bringing about health and water facilities (Urbanization During the Industrial Revolution, 2010). The formation of labor unions during the first Industrial revolution brought a surge of new workers into the workplace. Because of the abundance of laborers available made individual workers expendable and led to decreased wages (Hackett, 1992). Underage workers were also heavily present in many jobs. Health and safety conditions in the workplace were poor and workers had little recourse. Federal laws at this time offered little protection. In the early years of the 19th century recorded efforts by unions to improve the workers conditions became more frequent. Labor unions are still in existence today and because of the mission to keep working conditions stable, safe, and ensure appropriate wages this formation has significantly socially impacted society today (Hackett, 1992) . B.) During the Industrial revolution the merchant rose as the
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