Was The Harm Worth The Price?

The new technologies of the Industrial Revolution were not worth the cost of all the things that were harmed. During the Revolution there were many factories that children worked at. This was called child labor. In the picture “Making Human Junk” (1913-1914), this picture shows kids going to work at factories and never coming out with an education to do anything when they are older. Children had to work at factories all day and multiple times they got sick because of the working conditions. In addition to the health of other people during the Industrial Revolution there were many car accidents because of the new technologies (cars). From the “Accident Report” by Crystal, Eastman (1906-1907), many men died in car accidents. This happened because the pollution from the factories gave of smoke and the people in the cars couldn’t see the roads. This caused many car accidents and 526 men died. An equally important cause from the Industrial Revolution is pollution. From the picture “Factory Smokestacks” (1890-1901) there is a significant amount of smoke coming off from the new factories. This is bad for the environment because it causes pollution. Pollution is a big factor of harming the environment and ruining the earth. Pollution could harm many things and environments. I think that the new technologies of the Industrial Revolution were not worth the costs.