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Which statement best explains the relationship between the Industrial Revolution and the development of communism?
The Industrial Revolution led to the adoption of new technologies and machines.
The Industrial Revolution led to a decrease in workers' rights and their living conditions.
The Industrial Revolution was slow to affect society and communists wanted to speed up the process.
The Industrial Revolution increased pride in workers' labor and the goods they produced.

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"The Industrial Revolution led to a decrease in workers' rights and their living conditions."

Explanation: Rapid industrialization created crowded factories, long hours, low pay, unsafe conditions, and urban slums. Those abuses prompted thinkers like Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels to criticize capitalism and develop communism as a response seeking to protect workers and reorganize society.