Industrial Revolution "net-effect"

Pros of IR

1. New technology was invented, thus allowing many things to become easier
2. Medicine was improved
3. People started getting healthier and living longer lives
4. Some people started to get a lot of money
5. Transporting people and goods became a lot easier
   

Cons of IR

1. Pollution greatly increased
2. Many people lost their jobs due to machinery doing their work for them
   
3. Those with jobs weren't very well paid, and were treated badly
4. A number of people got angry with factory owners, machines, and factories, and started rioting. Factory owners started to be in great risk of being attacked by people.