Monday, March 14, 2016

How was socialism linked to the industrial revolution?

In general, socialism came as a reaction to the Industrial
Revolution.  It sprang up as workers reacted to the new conditions in which they had to
work.


As the Industrial Revolution began, workers started
having to work in different conditions.  They had to work for someone else instead of
for themselves.  They had to come to work when they were told and leave when they were
told.  They stopped having any kind of control over their working
lives.


Socialism sprang up as a reaction to this.  It said
that workers ought to be their own bosses.  It said that they should not have to work
for others and make others rich instead of working for
themselves.


So socialism started as a backlash against the
changes in workers' lives.  It wanted to give them back the control over their work that
they used to enjoy.

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