Question

Why did the Industrial Revolution lead to the development of a new class of workers?

A. Workers didn't need any skills to work in factories
B. Workers now had the option of joining unions
C. Workers joined middle management
D. Factory workers could not be considered skilled or unskilled

Answer 1

D. Factory workers could not be considered skilled or unskilled

Step-by-step explanation:

Workers acquired new and distinctive skills, and their relation to their tasks shifted; instead of being craftsmen working with hand tools, they became machine operators, subject to factory discipline. Finally, there was a psychological change: confidence in the ability to use resources and to master nature was heightened.