How did the development of capitalism impact workers?

Question

Question 14 options:

A)

It began a system of wage labor.

B)

It began a system of profit sharing.

C)

It established workers as controllers of the means of production.

D)

It began a system of apprenticeship.

Answer 1

The development of capitalism primarily impacted workers by:

A) It began a system of wage labor.

In a capitalist system, workers typically sell their labor to employers for wages, which is a fundamental aspect of wage labor. This marked a shift from previous systems, where labor might have been based more on subsistence or barter.