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List some of the problems faced by workers of those times. Discuss if such problems exist in our times too.

The industrialization made workers do more specialized jobs. The problems faced by workers are:



The problems of workers are lessened when compared to the early phase of industrialisation. The spread of communist and socialist ideas and the emergence of labour unions provided the workers with the strength of coming together and demand their own rights. But the privatisations in the industrial sector are creating labour problems.


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1

Which of the following statement about the lives of industrial workers is correct? And correct the false statements

• Workers controlled the industries


• Living conditions of the workers were comfortable


• Low wages was one of the reasons for discontent among the workers


• During the phase of industrialisation there was emphasis on emotions and feeling


• Romantic writers and artists tried to highlight values of closeness to nature as described in folk tales and folksongs


 3

Write a paragraph comparing the ideas of capitalism and socialism. How were they similar or different?

 4

How was the idea of equality being similar or differently challenged by women and workers movements?

 5

Draw a poster to illustrate the ideas of “liberty, equality, and justice” within the context of workers, and women. Identify occasions where these ideas are being violated.