Question

Which of the following is/are the reason(s) that made people hostile towards the introduction of technology during the age of industrialisation in Britain?

• A. Fear of unemployment.
• B. Technology was expensive and inefficient.
• C. Increase in employment opportunities.
• D. People were not interested to work.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Fear of unemployment.

The fear of unemployment made people hostile towards the introduction of technology. For example, when the Spinning Jenny was introduced to the woollen industry, women who made a living by hand spinning started to attack the new machines creating a man/machine conflict.