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Industrial Revolution Dbq

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The industrial revolution was a period of tremendous growth and prosperity through the modernization and creation of factories. The advancements were monumental for economic growth, but negatively affected its workers. Workers were forced to work tremendously long hours with many safety hazards. Although, the working conditions have overall improved since the eighteen hundreds issues still arise. For example, the first document I read discussed a fatal fire in Bangladesh. The fire, the largest in recent years, killed more than 100 garment workers. This tragedy although rare in size is by no means uncommon to factory workers in Asia. This is because just as in previous generations major businesses demand the largest possible profit margin

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