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“The oppressive exploitation of the working class in the wake of Industrial Revolution had jolted the social conscience of England.” Elucidate.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Enlightenment and Modern Ideas

England's Industrial Revolution delivered unprecedented material progress, but its human costs were severe enough to eventually force a reluctant national reckoning with conscience.

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  • The Underside of Industrial Growth
  • Voices and Movements That Forced the Reckoning
  • Legislation as the Measure of the "Jolt"
  • The Limits of the Jolt

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