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Is violence the answers to all our problems? From our discussion in calss, I learned a lot about poverty, why it exsisted, and why it still thrives today. Dating all the way back to the mid-1700s, there has been proof of much poverty exsisting in our world. Due to such major turning points as the Industrial Revolution, workers were being exploited by profit-hungry employers and public authorities who were not protecting the rights of the poor. Many events contributed to the poverty of the 19th century and loss of jobs. Some of these include the inventions of the spinning jenny, the water frame, and spinning mule. These particular inventions replaced handwoven textiles and workers in England. The invention of the steam engine and cotton gin also added to the large amount of jobs lost! However, as time went on things did not seem to improve. In 1800 through 1825, the first “Factory Act” in England was issued which made trade unions legal in England. Then, in 1815, the Industrial Revolution SPREAD to other European countries following the French Revoultion and Napoleonic Wars. In 1880 (lasting until 1915) reached its high peak of European control of Africa, parts of Asia, and India, along with US involvement in La