Industrial Revolution

How did the Industrial Revolution affect us?

By Charlene Montebello

5 Garnet

Table of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1.1; The Industrial Revolution When and where did the Industrial Revolution start? Why did the Industrial Revolution take place in Britain first? Growth of industrial towns The Factory System Bad Working Conditions Social effects of the Industrial Revolution Chapter1.2; The Industrial revolution nowadays Inventions Pollution Population Growth and Economy Life without the Industrial RevolutionChapter 2; Questionnaire sample, analysis and explanations Questionnaire sample Analysis Do you know what the Industrial Revolution is? The answers of who selected yes Could you imagine yourself without electricity? Do you use a mean of transport? If yes, what type of transport do you use? Do you think the Industrial Revolution affected us? Why do you think so? What are your thoughts about pollution? What are your thoughts about economy right now? What are your thoughts about pollution right now?ReferenceConclusion and recommendationsBibliography

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Introduction

This project is about the Industrial Revolution and how it affected us. In chapter 1.1 I will be talking about how the Industrial Revolution started and how it affected those times in means of when and where did the Industrial Revolution start? Why did the Industrial Revolution take place in Britain first? Growth of industrial towns, the factory system, bad working conditions and social effects of the Industrial Revolution. In chapter 1.2 I will be talking about how it is affecting us today in means of pollution, population growth and economy and life without the Industrial Revolution.

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Chapter 1.1; The Industrial

Revolution

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When and where did the Industrial Revolution start?

The industrial revolution took place in the second half of the 18 th century and in this period Europe was changed from an agrarian, handicraft economy to one dominated by the industry and machine manufacture. This occurred first in Britain around 1750’s till 1830’s. It spread to other parts of Europe, initially in Belgium, France, Germany and later in Russia.

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An important factor of this revolution was the increase of the birth rate. In the 18 th

century and the first half of the 19th century the birth rate in the major countries like Britain, Belgium, France and Germany, the birth rate increased up to 50%. This was as a result of the new food crops such as the potato, the four crop rotation, rotation, the decline of epidemic diseases and lack of wars.

Why did the Industrial

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place in Britain first?

Britain had excellent resources like coal and iron and they had been a major international nation since the 1500’s because of tobacco, sugar, tea and slaves from her colonies. Due to this, merchants had gained wealth from trading and had money to invest in industries such as textiles, mines, railroads and shipbuilding. Also, they had a stability in the government, had internal peace and there were lack of international custom barriers which restricted trade in other countries.

There were new scientific ideas in England which helped industrialization spread faster. There was more interest in scientific investigation and invention and the doctrine of the laissez-fair which meant letting business alone. This became more popular thought the 18th century after the British economist Adam Smith argued powerfully for it in his great work; ‘The Wealth of Nations’ (1776)

Britain retained leadership in industrialization for most of the 19 th century. They used steam shipping long distances and after 1840 they used it for oceanic transport. Railroad systems were used to transport coal from mines and then they were used for fast transport during 1820’s. The first line opened between Liverpool and Manchester in the 1830. There was also the invention of the telegraph which allowed faster exchange of news and commercial information.

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Growth of industrial towns

Villages like Manchester grew from towns to cities of hundreds of thousands in a few decades into the 19th century. A population growth of this kind compelled great and important dangers like the creation of a greater labour force and a more demand of goods. A big part of the goods requested by these new markets were being manufactured by means of machinery in production units, called factories. In these towns, there were crowded slum areas where people lived in very bad sanitary conditions which sometimes the people had diseases and were often separated from the rest of the population in towns, because the wealthier classes started moving away from these slums.

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The Factory system

The main feature in the Industrial Revolution was the beginning of mechanical power that replaced human and animal power in the production of services and goods. A restricted class of capitalists that owned these means of production were in charge of the production. Workers were gathered together in a place called a factory and had to operate machines for long hours. As an industrialized working class, they no longer owned their tools, they had little property and generally they had to exchange their labour for a money wage. This method of mechanical power to production caused an increase in the workers efficiency and goods became inexpensive and plentiful.

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Bad Working Conditions

Production during the 1830’s was generally in textile, mining and metal industries. There were bad working conditions and caused a new set of problems. Workers employed in one factory were around 50 to 100 and most of them were in bad working conditions. To have a better and faster production, children, men and women had to work up to 14 hours a day with a very low wage. Women and children were more exposed to hazards and there was lack of industrial safety as they were regarded as less skilled people. The chances of injuries in factories were

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very high as there were unguarded machines and a lot of pollution. The discipline in these places was considered very important and very harsh and there were strict laws. These laws were enforced by foremen who were between the owners and the workers.

Social effects of the Industrial

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There were various social effects in the Industrial Revolution such as; factory labour was more tedious, disciplined and that of such hazard than work in domestic industry or agriculture. In the early 20th century the child labour laws were enforces in most countries. As time was passing by, the workers felt that they had less control over their destiny as factory workers and machine operators although they were manmade.

Living in the city in the 19th century was often hazardous. Dirt and smoke polluted the environment and housing conditions were very bad as the people were often crowded and there was no sanitary. There was lack of basic facilities such as water and sewage dispense and this caused diseases, high death rate and this was claimed to be in all industrial cities.

However in not all the places was the environment that bad. Factory legislation, sanitary provision and social welfare programs were introduced. Also, workers themselves found a way to have better working and living conditions. To improve working conditions and protect their interests, workers organizations were being formed.

Chapter 1.2;The Industrial

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Revolution nowadays

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InventionsIn the Industrial Revolution there were a lot of inventions which are very handy in the 21st century life. Below is a list of some of the inventions and their inventors.

Steam Engine-Oliver EvansSteamboat-John FitchClock-Eli TerrySewing Machine-Elias Howe Suspension Bridge-John RoeblingPrinting Press-Richard M. HoeTelephone-Alexander Graham BellRadio- Guglielmo Marconi Television-Louis W. Parker Computer-George Stibitz

These inventions nowadays are very important to us as they are our way of communicating and our way of transport. The steam engine became the train and the steamboat is the ship. These inventions are dominating our lives especially the television as media is influencing us a lot right now. 21st century jobs revolve around computers and one must have a great knowledge of how they work and what to do to make them work the way you want. These inventions have really affected our everyday lives.

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PollutionFrom the second half of the 18th century, the air became more polluted as machines and steam engines were being invented. They used to work by burning coal and this causes a lot of pollution. That time, the pollution was less because there were fewer machines and more fields but in today life, the pollution increased. This is because there are far more factories with a lot of machines and the means of transport we use generate a lot of pollution. This is causing illnesses and diseases and as days go by, humans are increasing factories around the world without knowing the damage they are doing. In fact, there is a saying that the ozone layer will dissolve with these gasses.

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Population Growth and Economy

Life in the Industrial Revolution got better in certain ways. There were more people working so there was a lot more money in the country. The economic wheel started spinning and so, the population rate had a boost. When people got out of slums and started living in a healthier life style, they had kids and their kids had kids and so there was more economy. Although a population growth is something good, it brought problems with it. Some cities were over populated even islands. Let’s take for example Malta, it is becoming more populated because economy in the 21st century is much better than 100 years ago and that’s what happened in the Industrial revolution. Economy got better and so the population span grew.

Apart from the fact that people were having more kids, the death rate decreased as there was less diseases, less poverty and no wars. The economic wheel continued spinning and this brought us to the modern life in the 21st century full of inventions that evolved from the industrial revolution and from this the citizens are making their living and continue producing others like them.

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Life without the Industrial

RevolutionLife without the Industrial Revolution would be a lot more different. We may be going to school or work on foot or with horses and carts as cars, ships, trains and planes were invented during the Industrial Revolution. We could be growing our own crops in the fields, getting meat from our farms or hunting for our food. There would be no electricity as it was invented in the Industrial Revolution and the 21 st

century life depends on electricity to power the modern world of technology and for the everyday life too. Without the Industrial Revolution we would have to make our own clothes and not go shopping whenever and wherever we wanted because there will be great limitations of what to buy because there would be less production and less economy as there would be no factories. In other words our normal life style would be a lot different as we would still be living in a life where there are a lot of limitations.

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Chapter 2; Questionnaire

sample, analysis and explanations

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Questionnaire Sample

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Questionnaire Sample

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Analysis

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Do you know what the Industrial Revolution is?

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The answers of who selected yes were:

It was a progression from the primary to the secondary sector - from agriculture to industry workwhen machinery and other inventions were invented and used in factories.

When new machines, tools and transport were being used.

It was a social and economic change which happened in the mid-18th century, this was when workforce was no longer dependent upon agriculture but on the industry such as factories.

The industrial revolution is when machines made a breakthrough and everything was more advanced. It was basically the beginning of the manufacturing process. It created a lot of jobs for people forced women and children work long hours, children ended up suffering from severe injuries to their backs because they sometimes had to fit into small spaces since they were smaller.

When we changed to electricity

when people started working in new factories instead of working in farms.

Mass mechanization making it possible to produce in large numbers

The period in History of mankind when machines and mass production started to take over ...the human touch started its ascend...progress which brought about regress in certain aspects of the human race.

The revolution in which people moved from working on land to people working in manufacturing.Invention of steam controlled machinery which led to factories and mass production

The industrial revolution is when the machines were introduced and replaced the human factor so a lot of workers got fired because machines of course produced more

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With the introduction of steam engines, machines were being created to help in the production and manufacture of products. In turn, these machines needed a source of fuel, which in the times of the industrial revolution this was coal, which in turn gave off a lot of pollution. These days oil is being used and also gas and other natural sources such as hydro power.

From depending on nature and farming for food people started depending on machines.

The revolution which changed the way we work and live. The industrial revolution started in Brittan. People used to mainly work as farmers and so on but the invention of the steam engine made most move to highly populated cities to work in factories. Child labour, exploitation of modern day human rights, pollution...where amongst the various problems in this time period.

When we started using a lot of coal

In brief it is the shift to new manufacturing processes. Many jobs previously done manually started being mass produced by machinery. This led to many skills being lost and also people working in factories started being treated like machines.

When the use of machinery and factories was used instead of manual labour.

The uprising of common people in France against the noble people and obviously the king as he was spending all the money on riches and as a consequence people were dying of hunger. French commoners broke the prison of Bastille and killed king LouisXVI and his wife Marie Antoinette, bringing an end to the French monarch system

Machines and factories were introduced

Increase in the number of factories to build products in mass volumes. Prices of products made more affordable for the masses. People start to rely less on agriculture and artisan crafts and being more in employment within a large organization.

It was a turning point in history because for the first time, goods could be mass produced. This could happen due to inventions such as the steam engine. The industrial revolution

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also brought about a movement of people from rural to urban cities to work in manufacturing plants such as Henry Ford's car factory and others.

A period in human history that saw a rapid rise in Technology and inventions, leading to a change in lifestyle and a massive change in global markets and scenarios.

Long story short it was a period in the late 17th century and early 18th century where rapid inventions where created and so people who lived in the outskirts of the city that used to work on agriculture, fishing etc... Decided to move to the city hoping for a better life.

A period in which fundamental changes occurred in various sectors

The changes in manufacturing

The invention and introduction of machinery which boosted productivity while lowering costs. This lead to the increase of carbon dioxide and other gasses, which as a result have led to the greenhouse effect

The period when there was a new manufacturing systems

Drastic change of life due to technological changes

It's the time in history (around 1750 onwards) when manmade objects became available via machines, new manufacturing processes, and the use of water power and coal had an amazing effect on the business and the daily lives of people all across Great Britain.

The process of change in the way things are manufactured. This change effected the way people live and where they live. The move from the cottage industry to factories

Working people stood up to pretentious leaders, leading to today's work options

Change in technology, manufacturing etc.

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The Industrial Revolution is when machines where produced , new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes, improved efficiency of water power, the increasing use of steam power, and the development of machine tools. It also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal.

The Industrial Revolution is the period of time where new things were developed especially technological inventions. This was also the time were lots of things were introduced to society and of course improved life in a better way.

When factories were built, new jobs were created but the workers weren't treated well. New machines started to be created and most of the workers were poor such as children and farmers.

The introduction of machinery in the industrial world that increased factories' production.

The Industrial Revolution was the process of industrialization in Great Britain roughly between 1750 and 1900 through which the use and need of coal-powered machines and steam grew greatly overtime. This occurred due to the iron and coal deposits in Britain and the growing population, amongst others. Among the most significant effects on Britain were the improvements in transport and the development of towns with problems such as overcrowding, lack of hygiene and killer diseases.

Change from working manually to working with machines

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Could you imagine yourself without

electricity?

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Do you use a mean of transport?

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If yes, what type of transport do you use?

Buses and carspublic transport private transport like carBuses mostlyCars & Public transportPrivate car and also public transport such as the bus.Cars, planes and trainsBusSchool bus and public transport.Car Public transportcars busesCars, planes, boats, trainsOwn car and public transportPrivate carcar or buspersonal car, school transport, public transportCar/Buscar, public transport, and rarely, vessels and airplanesBusescars and buses and in very few occasions ships.Public transport, car

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Bicycle, car, boat ship, airplane.Cars, busesPublic transport and sometimes a car.Car Busthe busmy car and bussesa private carPersonal carCars, buses most commonlyEverythingBus and carAirplanes, buses and carsI drive a car. I work for myself from home, and initially used the Maltese bus system when I needed to meet clients outside of my home. This proved so unreliable that I had to purchase a car so as not to be late, or spend three hours of my day for a journey that now takes me twenty minutes in my car.Arrivamainly buses and cars.Car, bus, bicycle

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Do you think the Industrial

Revolution affected us?

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Why do you think so?

Changed our lives

People started taking a stand to inequality in society. Hence, this was a land mark to achieving the democracy we embrace today.

It made us more comfortable and we have a variety of choice

Positively: a lot a jobs, new technology, new comforts. Negatively: pollution

I think so because every type of revolution that occurred along the years left its affects on Malta.

Without the most important invention (steam engine) we wouldn't be as advanced when it comes to technology, factory work and so on. It also helped with the creation of human rights, ngos and other things which try to prevent the exploitation of people.

Most of the things which have become needs nowadays and with which we cannot do without all have in some way been pioneered during the industrial revolution.

Most of the technology we have today was brought about, directly or indirectly by the Industrial Revolution. Electricity, vehicles and machinery saw a massive improvement during that period. Which than slowly lead to the Digital Revolution.

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Mass production was created

It improved our daily lives, the communication skill is stronger, it makes life much easier to handle.

Because without the industrial revolution we would be FAR behind in machinery and technology. The supply would not meet the demand at the rate people can hand-make products, considering how many people populate the world today.

If it wasn't for this revolution we wouldn't be here technological wise.

Without it we won't be the people living today

It changed our lifestyle to the better

It made people's work much easier however it had negative effects on the environment

Revolutionised our methods of economic produce.

Made production and transport easier

It is the reason behind why I don't spend the day in a field taking care of crops or children but instead I go to school. It also the reason behind global warming which is a big problem in today's world. It has affected us in both positive and negative ways.

As stated before it brought progress which lead to regress regarding industrial waste, pollution ....illness related to pollution ...etc

With the industrial revolution, modernisation took place. Products became more advanced and mass produced.

Because people who used to work by hand or even maybe farming started to work in factories which is more comfortable and easy. Eventually cities grew larger since a lot of people went to live in then.

Because from that time on new ideas were taken into consideration and so

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mentality and society's life had to change as well. Technologies continued to get better and better until they reached the form of how we know them nowadays.

It is difficult in Malta to escape the effect of the industrial revolution, with a large portion of the population working in employment with large corporations. More people are looking forward to buy and consume more, being happy that they can afford it. (it does not mean that I am happy with the way we are being influenced)

It created more jobs and started making our lives easier little by little. But as time goes by we see that machines are taking the place of the worker since the machine doesn't need any days off or breaks it can work for 24/7 without being tired or stopping. We can say that there are pros and cons to the advancement in these machines

Many goods that we consume are now mass produced in factories thus making many more goods and services available to us. (Though at a cost!)

Since machines are introduced to the human kind, we relied a lot into machines and the products may sometimes get mass produced by the machines and not done by hand so the quality varies

The machinery replacing human workers brought also lasting effects on the environment and people’s health

We would be almost nothing without it

The introduction of machinery the fight for the rights of the workers The importance of management People moving from rural areas to more central ones to be able to find work

Mass production leads to mass consumption which has lead to consumerism and materialism and possibly a loss of values.

Most people couldn't care less about it yet without it we wouldn't be here, so yeah it did affect us.

It facilitated our lives

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As due to this change the whole world has benefited for instance if it weren't for this Revolution in the present day we would still be dependent on agriculture and many inventions would not be available: computers cars etc

Because our daily livings changed because of it.

It shaped us as human beings, our lifestyles, our work... Everything around us. Some things are positive, e.g. having hot water at home or even drinking water, others are negative.

Electricity

Because revolution itself, will always bring a change

The economy increased and more money

Social mobility for one thing. Pre the Industrial Revolution the social classes of Britain were not at all fluid. A sudden influx of money and power meant that almost overnight a rough tradesman could become a gentleman. Architecturally...I stood recently at St Pancras Station in London, have you seen the roof there? Mind blowing, completed in about 1870. No welding, all rivets...incredible.

Made life faster industries and competition keeps on growing

It made the world smaller with export easier. Things got to places quicker. However when it started it did not make the living any better until they introduced rules including ones re child labour.

The whole society had changed it may be changing in a good way or a bad way, we will only know that in the future. The world is changing

Because before we would read books but instead we check in the internet

Because of this we have mass production, but unfortunately there is also a lot of pollution

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I don't know what it is.

Because we have a better way of living now

There are far many more jobs since the industrial revolution

It has made life more easy since technology has took over from that point in time onwards

This is because as we can say the Factory of Enemata will be changed to gas in order to decrease pollution from Bio-fuel gas.

We wouldn’t have mass production without the I.R

We would not be living the way we are if there wasn't the industrial revolution

It is affecting us and our future

It led us to where we are today, without first developing the industry

It changed the way business is conducted [e.g. production and shipping]; lifestyles [e.g. travel and transportation]. It also affected society - lifestyle and expectations. It also affected the eco-system.

Yes it affected us in both good and bad ways. Good because it made our lives more comfortable and on the other hand it affected the pollution

Because how the world is today, is because of the industrial revolution (electricity, factories, and means of transport...)

Our life is made much more comfortable

It changed the way one works

A lot of machines and inventions that we use in everyday life would not have been invented if it wasn't for the industrial revolution.

Life became faster.

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What are your thoughts about pollution?

Too much pollution causing damage to ourselves

It can be reduced if everyone uses less fossil fuel

There should be more restrictions on the amount of pollution factories are legally allowed to release into the air, it's disgusting that the amount of pollution comes from factories.

I think it is the greatest threat we have ever faced as a people. I am glad I will die before the serious effects of the last century's disregard for m other nature is made evident.

It's bad for our nature

It is increasing and thus there is a higher global effect

It affected the pollution with steam power and coal.

It's an issue that is natural to have arisen due to the rapid improvement of technology. Waste and pollution comes from inefficiency which obviously needs to be fixed and stopped as best as possible, however as said it should have been expected that pollution would become an issue following such a massive leap in technology.

Health problems have increased. There is a percentage of the population that is suffering from asthma. We have destroyed the natural environment. Drastic climate change has affected many species.

It is effecting the environment and air around us. Harmful chemicals are also causing various illnesses.

Harms bodies increase in health problems

It is a big growing problem

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It is bad for our health and the environment as it is causing climate change and the greenhouse effect

I think we are consuming too much.

I think that pollution is one cause that affected the overall weather: overheating etc. Awareness about pollution is being raised and so maybe people will do their best to reduce the huge amount of pollution by doing small things such as separating glass, paper, metals and plastic from each other.

It harms the environment and leaves repercussions on our health. This is mostly caused by us

It has increased since the industrial revolution... and it is already impacting the environment and society's health. Moreover, harsher effects are already happening [e.g. global warming].

I think that pollution is a very important issue at the moment which has been having its effect upon the earth since the Industrial revolution.

A side effect of the heavy industrialization of our cities

It is damaging the whole world

It is harmful

Unfortunately not many people (both individuals and firms and govt) are aware or care about the impact of all our actions on the environment. Some think that since their contribution (positive or negative) is small compared to others', it is insignificant. We need to do more to reduce pollution which is something that surrounds us all the time!

Not enough is done, and those who recommend using something to make the environment better never use it themselves. So never understand how to make it run better for the people who need/what to use it. E.g. the buses. So it put more cars on the road.

Pollution is becoming a big problem since many young people are getting new cars and pollute a lot

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We’re destroying ourselves and our environment with our own creations

WE are destroying mother earth....at an irreversible rate,

Horrible because it increases the chances of diseases and sickness.

It is effecting the climate change.

Earth is always getting affected each year because of the global warming and amount of cars used each year thus creating pollution and damage the ozone layer

The revolution brought with it methods which effected the environment through sound, air and visual pollution.

Pollution is the undesirable change in the environment that can harm human life It is one of the world's causes of ill health

Pollution is all around us. Pollution is not just the chemicals that we are surrounded with but also the noise and other distractions we are surrounded with.

It's not good for our health

Destroying the place we live in is pretty dumb in my opinion. Why throw on the ground when you can walk 50 steps to a dustbin?

It is increasing thus, a higher global warming effect.

Pollution is bad but we are the people who caused it

As time goes by the problem of pollution is getting worse. Asthma is increasing rapidly, you can rarely find a family without at least one person suffering from asthma or any other medical issue caused by pollution. If we keep this up it's only going to get worse.

Pollution is the direct result of people having wrong priorities. It is the result of companies who continue to use and make people use non renewable resources, mainly in the form of fuel consumption and packaging. We can never fight the problem of pollution unless we are ready to make life changing decision and choose products which have a smaller ecological impact

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Although the industrial revolution brought a lot of advantages, it brought disadvantages such as pollution... Factories and buildings and being built everyday causing lots of pollution

As anything else it is the con of something that it is causing it. And there is nothing we can do to stop it.

Fault of the IR however we are still in time to save the environment. It would cost a lot of monody though.

Pollution is very bad for our health. Unfortunately, we live in an area where the air is filled in pollution and the government should do something about it.

We should take more care about what we do and use in order to reduce pollution especially air pollution in the streets due to cars and ea pollution due to boat gases which are killing the sea life.

Pollution has increased drastically, which as a result is leading to more diseases, such as asthma

It is bad for people and people should use the bus than ride separately on cars

Brought about by us selfish humans

There are different types of pollution with the one most commonly referred to being air pollution. Air Pollution is a reality in today's world, effecting our health and also climate. This will worsen in the future as no major actions are being implemented by society in everyday lives to diminish it!

I think that it is a high price that we are paying for industrialization and material comforts. I think that human beings are short-sighted and egoistic and using the earth's resources in a manner which nature did not intend. Pollution is also leading to several diseases.

It is causing a lot of illnesses such as asthma

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Unavoidable in my opinion due to the daily and excessive use of electricity, cars, factory work and so on.

Pollution affects us negatively because our health is getting worse every time the pollution increases. It is also affecting the Ozone Layer.

They are harming people; Trees take pollution as well but then give us oxygen.

Pollution is a side effect of using resources which are burned to give energy. It will of course have a negative effect but even though it is controlled it will have an inevitable effect.

I honestly am against even though I can't really do much. Man is becoming more and more selfish and thinking only moneywise and how they become richer thus not caring about harming the environment.

It is highly damaging the world's system, but it is also highly needed.

It is a bad thing and it is a price we are paying for living a comfortable life

It does a serious harm to the biodiversity and also to us humans and in future time will be a major concern even if non renewable resources are by time being reduced.

We all think it's wrong but no one is radical enough to do something radical about it, including myself

It is very bad for our world and will affect the future generation

An ever-growing problem but can be resolved.

Pollution makes it hard for us to enjoy earth

Too much pollution but everyone is aware that we need to decrease pollution. Efforts are being made by a lot of countries.

There is more pollution now because of all cars increasing and loads of trees being cut down

It's an ever growing threat to mankind

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What are your thoughts about the economy right now?

That nowadays many there places around the world with different rates of economy, but I think right now the economy is good

The European economy is still suffering some losses in its currency due to major repercussions still effecting Greece after the global recession. However, our Maltese economy was not affected so much by the recession in the past couple of years thanks to strong regulations by the central bank and MFSA.

Seems to be recovering from the recent international crisis

Good very good more money in pockets now

Life is too expensive

Economy in Malta is doing well, several EU countries are in trouble however (Italy, Greece, Spain etc)

N/A

I don't follow economics.

It’s pretty bad, everyone works hard and don't get paid enough and most things are way over priced

Depending on what economy is being referred to. Locally for Malta, the economy is doing fairly well. Globally there are issues in certain countries like Russia and Ukraine where as other nations are flourishing like China.

Which economy? Global? Local? European? I think in Malta the economy is stable and we are lucky in comparison to other countries.

At the moment economy is improving after the recession hopefully keeps increasing to an economy boom

It depends on foreign trade, manufacturing and tourists and still grows each year.

It's getting better since there is a decrease in the deficit

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Unfair proportions between 3rd war countries and modern countries.

Many international uncertainties

Not bad

It depends on which country but it is not that bad

Right now the economy needs to improve for better purposes including the salaries of wages, so to make better accomplishments.

Undeveloped countries are filtrating developed countries and economy is shifting towards an abyss.

The economy is just recuperating from the recession

Right now it’s stable

In Malta it is ok.

Not sure

It's ok. It could be worse it could be better

Which economy? Some countries are still recovering from the economic crisis. However economies are interlinked and interdependent in such a way that they impact each other.

I have a positive feeling...

Some of the prices are not being the same. For example the prices of bus tickets are: 1.50 euro for all the voyages you make.

The economy right now is increasing

It is quite stable

The economy isn't bad some of us are living in a good standard of living but others aren't

It came a long way yet we still need a lot of improvements

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The economy is still based on the industrial revolution. What is the thing that drives economy today?? Oil. As the prices of oil fluctuate, the lives of everyone change. Unfortunately, here in Malta, we are still paying high prices for oil leaving people less money to buy other things which facilitate their lives

Well it depends, we do have a lot of jobs and buying but can't say we export a lot of our pawn products.

In Malta the economy is quite good

I don't think it could be considered as a good one but it's stable. After the Second World War, between the 1950-1980, I think the economy was much better, also because there wasn't as much competition.

I think it is improving according to surveys

In Malta it's mostly based on the manufacturing sector and the land-based economy isn't very high.

At the moment the Maltese economy is doing very well but this is all thanks to the secondary and tertiary sector, industry and services, and if one examines them you see that it is thanks to the Industry revolution that the economy is doing so well due to new inventions and the industry (Malta’s workforce is greatly dependant on the industry)

I think it could be better.

I don't keep myself updated on economy and so unfortunately I don't have any opinions on economy.

The balance and prioritizing of where the money should be channeled is being correctly distributed.

It is not that bad, but it surely isn't perfect.

The Maltese economy is getting on its feet and people can start living an easier life

I do not know

The economy is cyclical, at times it does well, and at times it doesn't.

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There is a slight improvement. It is important to try to encourage more people to work and less people to rely on state benefits.

Globally we seem to be returning to a time when (ironically lasting until the Industrial Revolution previously) where there is a huge disparity between people with vast sums of money at their disposal, and those who leave below the poverty line.

I think that at this point in time Malta economy is in a good state

According to the latest statistics, the economy seems to be in the right direction, however one has to keep in mind that statistics regarding the economy (GDP statistics) overlook standards of living, crime, education levels (I do not mean academic achievements)...

To take care of the air

Have no idea....

Here in Malta it is at crisis.

I think its okay, we aren't in risk of poverty as far as Malta goes so I don’t think it’s bad.

A robust growth outlook in particular strong household consumption and a large scale investment projects

What are your thoughts about the population right now?

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Getting bigger and more dense

On the decrease because raising a large family is very difficult.

It is considered an aging population as there is a decrease in birth rate and death rate.

As for the Maltese islands, we are way too over populated and we should start stopping the amount of immigrants invading our country. Way too many people for such a small island.

Right now the population is decreasing

No really thoughts it is what it is

If we take Malta...I feel that the geographic size of our island is too small for our population...or rather for the people to live comfortably...Sizes of houses are becoming smaller (as Prices are increasing), land becoming scarce, open spaces? If we look at global population I think it is also on the increase. This means that there will be greater demand for scarce resources available in the world. I also think that this increase is mainly in developing countries where access to education such as family planning is lacking, thus making their health and hunger problems worse!

Too much population in a very small place... too much cars and traffic

It is growing as well; more black people are living in Malta. I don't like it.

It is increasing every second

N/A

It is average

A serious problem especially for Malta's size.

In some places I think the population is too much.

Malta is too overpopulated for its size

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I think that there are a lot of people in the world and also in Malta since Malta is the 5th most populated state in the world

The birth rate is lower but because the death rate is low too we are densely populated with people who can't work thus can't pay for taxes but instead the working part of the population has to pay for their pensions and free services like children's allowance. I see that the more time passes the more trees and natural parts of the country are demolished and instead apartments and department stores are built.

Something needs to be done as people are living longer but child birth always reducing

Growing

There are loads of people on a small island there is lack of space and the population is increasing everyday

This is far too vast to answer. I am sorry.

I think that our country is overpopulated. Buildings are being built on a constant rate and there isn't enough space for everyone's comfort maybe. People are living longer.

Its way more than it should be in comparison with Malta's size

Lower birth rate, Lower death rate. Not enough people to paying tax, the problem will be worst in the near future.

Not sure what you mean by this question

Too crowded

World population? I don't have any thoughts really...

Over population

We are a little overpopulated

The population has increase a lot from 40k from the time of knights to today with a population of 400k. This was the result of newly commercial ships

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Several EU countries need to tackle the issue of an ageing population and a decreasing birth rate.

The population is currently suffering from a great birth decline which is resulting in leaving an aging population; this has been having its effects since the Industrial Revolution.

Depends from which aspect we're looking at. We have an aging population therefore there isn't much workforce. The population increased rapidly after the industrial revolution as there was a high demand for workforces but now days since everything is mechanized, we find a lot of people who are unemployed.

The population is increasing and becoming more diverse

Population is increasing not by families having more children but by the influx of refugees from Africa and the Middle East.

Since today’s families are opting for one or two children, the geriatric group will rise in the next 15years and after a few years it will revert.

Some of them are helpful and some of them are not.

We are over populated. Apart from Maltese citizens, there are a lot of illegal immigrants

Too many people on this little planet!

The Maltese population is on the increase and people are nowadays living longer and in better health

Overcrowded.

I think that for such a small island that is Malta, the population is too big in comparison to the area in Malta.

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The population is an ageing one hence public sector pension schemes are a myth to those aged 35 and under and they need to further invest money elsewhere to compensate for such a loss in future income.

Stable with around 70,000 buildings empty

I feel that the population is feeling over crammed on this tiny island this is mainly due to amount of built up spaces and the huge amount of traffic on the roads. I also think that our population is feeling more the stress of multiculturalism, but this more than because multiculturalism is increasing it is more due to awareness and negative sentiment of some towards it.

The population of Malta compared to its ratio its over populated

To dense

Malta has an overpopulation problem and it is a very alarming problem

There isn't a good amount of people working and paying taxes for the older people in our society or if we aren't in this crises we are about to go in one as there isn't a lot of children being born

Over populated

Too many

Again, this is mostly dependent on the country. Malta's situation I would consider to be good, even with the issue regarding immigrants. There is technically work for those who want to work. In countries like China, overpopulation is abundantly clear and the method the government seeks to remedy this is hardly humane. Not to mention the conditions workers must face because there people consider themselves lucky to even have a job.

It's increasing drastically

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The population right now is increasing because people are living more due to healthy lifestyle; on the other hand there is the problem of obesity and lots of people dying with the problem of cancer which is contemporary increasing.

It is increasing and as a consequence the places available to live in are getting smaller in size.

We are over populated

It’s getting over populated

That by the time the population is increasing

Population is being affected by the fact that families are having less children, there is an increase in infertility especially because people postpone the age when they start to build a family

We are overpopulated.

Far too much. I understand people want to have children, but I genuinely believe that if more people looked at the state of the world and the prospects we face economically, environmentally, and socially, then fewer people would continue to reproduce.

Aging population

It is increasing drastically.

7 billion people are a lot, we can help all together to make the world a better place.

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ReferenceWhile I was doing some research on the web I found this did you know question and I really liked it. The word "luddite" refers to a person who is opposed to technological change. The term is derived from a group of early 19th century English workers who attacked factories and destroyed machinery as a means of protest. They were supposedly led by a man named Ned Ludd, though he may have been an apocryphal figure.

These are some quotes I found while I was doing my research:

 "The smallest child in the factories were scavengers……they go under the machine, while it is going……….it is very dangerous when they first come, but they become used to it."Charles Aberdeen worked in a Manchester cotton factory, written in 1832.

"We went to the mill at five in the morning. We worked until dinner time and then to nine or ten at night; on Saturday it could be till eleven and often till twelve at night. We were sent to clean the machinery on the Sunday." Man interviewed in 1849 who had worked in a mill as a child.

"Sarah Golding was poorly and so she stopped her machine. James Birch, the overlooker, knocked her to the floor. She got up as well as she could. He knocked her down again. Then she was carried to her house.......she was found dead in her bed. There was another girl called Mary......she knocked her food can to the floor. The master, Mr. Newton, kicked her and caused her to wear away till she died. There was another, Caroline Thompson, who was beaten till she went out of her mind. The overlookers used to cut off the hair of any girl caught talking to a lad. This head shaving was a dreadful punishment. We were more afraid of it than any other punishment for girls are proud of their hair." An interview in 1849 with an unknown woman who worked in a cotton factory as a child. 

"I work at the silk mill. I am an overlooker and I have to superintend the children at the mill. Their strength goes towards the evening and they get tired. I have been compelled to urge them to work when I knew they could not bear it. I have been disgusted with myself. I felt myself degraded and reduced to the level of a slave-driver. William Rastrick, interviewed in 1832.

These show that there were harsh conditions in factories during the Industrial Revolution and also not even the ones who were in charge liked it.

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Conclusions and Recommendations

From this project I have concluded that the Industrial Revolution did affect us. In the questionnaire it is proven by the majority that the economy got better and we are over populated. Also it is shown that yes, the Industrial Revolution did affect us. Without it we would be 100 steps back from where we are now. I have learnt that we are the ones who created this revolution and made life easier but also we are the ones who are destroying humanity and the world by all types of pollution and technology. Technology is taking our places in the work place and a lot of citizens are ending without a job because their job was replaced my something technical.

I recommend that we have to put a halt to this inflation of technology and also factories because the greenery left in the world is diminishing. We are killing ourselves in this life. In the poem by Edwin Brock ‘Five ways to kill a man’ in the 5th stanza this is proven because it says :

“These are, as I began, cumbersome ways to kill a man.Simpler, direct, and much more neat is to see

that he is living somewhere in the middleof the twentieth century, and leave him there.”

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Bibliography Mr. Briffa’s History option notes on the Industrial Revolution http://tampa-patent-attorney.com/patent-pdfs/List%20of%20National%20Inventors%20Hall%20of%20Fame%20inductees.pdfhttps://prezi.com/0sg0688zwzkr/industrial-revolution-how-does-it-affect-us-today/

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