The social problems arising from industrialization began to be seen in the nineteenth century. Often, the affected workers were immigrants who had flooded into big cities; thus it was often easier to blame poverty and unemployment on immigration rather than on shortcomings of industrialization. The political problems was when women became nurses, teachers, sales associates and secretaries. They developed a stronger sense of self-importance, and with the rise of the Women’s Suffrage movement, they began to protest for the constitutional right to vote. The economic problems was that there was an economy and productivity boom in the industrialized countries. As a consequence, living conditions improved significantly and the prices of goods fell dramatically.
The consequences are:
Economically, the Second Industrial Revolution made the West into a major producer of the world's goods. Mass production allowed goods to be sold cheaply. People became employees rather than craftsmen—these employees were often treated as interchangeable parts of the machine. Business owners became very rich and they raised money by issuing stocks. People learned that they could increase their own personal wealth by buying and selling stocks.
Socially, the Second Industrial Revolution created two classes of people in the US and Western Europe. The rich had access to the best schools and the finest living conditions; the poor were large uneducated and had to get by as best they could. Some people criticized this wealth gap. Electricity helped to power the Second Industrial Revolution; it was also important in driving the early film industry. Women and children also entered the work force in higher numbers than ever before.
