Part A.The two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial Revolution (c. 1780-1850) are urbanization and child labor. As people moved from rural areas to cities, living conditions changed for the worse, and with the invention of the steam-powered power loom in 1785, children were able to operate this simple machine and produce textiles for the exploding population ( “Begins,” n.d.). The Industrial Revolution began when the development of iron production and the use of refined coal triggered the invention of machinery-based textile production (“Industrial Revolution,” n.d.). Urbanization was a significant consequence of the First Industrial Revolution due to the poverty of life. conditions in larger cities. No longer working and living on rural farms, workers needed a place to live. The British city of Manchester experienced enormous population growth, from 17,000 residents in 1750 to 70,000 in 1801 (“Social Impact,” n.d.). Due to the population explosion, abundant textile factories, and proximity to the Atlantic port of Liverpool, “Manchester quickly became the textile capital of the world” (“Effects,” n.d.). The living conditions in the apartments set up for the workers were horrible. Since there was no running water or sewage system, waste was dumped into rivers creating a horrible stench throughout the city. Drinking water became contaminated and diseases such as cholera spread throughout the city (“Social Impact,” n.d.). Child labor was rampant during the Industrial Revolution because cheap labor was vital to the profitable production of textiles. Children were paid 1/10 of an adult and could reach tight spaces to easily service the new m...... middle of paper ......_Revolution.htmlResponses to the Industrial Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/ModernWorldHistoryTextbook/IndustrialRevolution/responsestoIR.html#marxSocial Impact of the Industrial Revolution. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cove.k12.or.us/sites/cove.k12.or.us/files/File/teachers/gorhamj/World_History/wh07_te_ch19_s03.pdfThe Industrial Revolution begins in England (1760-1850). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://webs.bcp.org/sites/vcleary/ModernWorldHistoryTextbook/IndustrialRevolution/IRbegins.html#TopofpageThe Spectrum of Economic Systems. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.tulelake.k12.ca.us/ths/Teachers/mhartung/CLASSES/ECONOMICS/Student_Edition_Text/support/PDF/docs/chap18.pdfcharitycarney. (2013, May 23). Overview of capitalism and communism [video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MfLA7j5N7I&feature=youtu.be