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Industrial Revolution
History 102 with WhatifAltHist's Rudyard Lynch and Austin Padgett
Harvest Wealth from Brutality
The first generation of the Industrial Revolution marked a period of extreme hardship, driven by acute overpopulation in Europe, which led to widespread poverty and squalid living conditions. Karl Marx critiqued capitalism in response to these dire circumstances, which were also mirrored globally in places like India, China, and Brazil. Despite the initial suffering, the Industrial Revolution ultimately transformed Europe, generating vast wealth and improving living standards, contrasting sharply with the grim realities faced by average Europeans in the 1840s, as depicted in works like Les Miserables. The era was characterized by long working hours and overcrowded living situations, highlighting the social struggles that accompanied rapid industrialization.
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