Did the industrial revolution change the way people live and work for the better or the worse?
I think that the industrial change the way people live and work for the better. There is a discovery of new sources of power and also invention of new machines.
The invention of new machines helped the people to do work easier and shorten time. The use of machines meant that the Europeans could produce their goods cheaply in great quatities and at a faster rate. Vehicles like railway trains and steamships were invented and people could travel longer distance at a shorter time to look for markets and raw materials.
With the invention of the steamship, more Europeans could now sail to the East to obtain raw materials to sell their goods and this resulted in more ships coming to Singapore and led the growth in trade. Communications also improved as a result of the arrival of steamships. With the shorter time taken to deliver letters and documents, Singapore came into closer contact with Britain and the rest of the world.
The opening of the Suez Canal shortened trade route between the Europe and the East and more steamships were used. Singapore had great increase in trade, there is improvements in port facilities and communiations.
Therefore, I think that the industrial revolution change the way people live and work for the better.
2 comments:
I agree with your opinion. We had shared the same opinion.
Yes,I agree with your statement that it did change for the better and do not forget that there are now environmentally-friendly products out there to salvage what is left of our world.
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