Compare and contrast the impact of industrialization on the standards of living in two countries.

Candidates will give an account of the similarities and differences of the impact of industrialization on the standards of living in two countries, referring to both throughout. Those countries may or may not be drawn from the same region. While the focus of the response must be within the timeframe of this topic, the two examples chosen need not be contemporaneous with each other. Areas for consideration could, among others, include the speed of urban growth and the quality of city planning, the use of child and female labour, real wages and environmental impact. Candidates may point out the positive as well as the negative impact of industrialization in both the short and long term on living standards.