: 1 9 1 2 ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁short ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁silent ▁short ▁films ▁Category : American ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁D . ▁W . ▁Griff ith ▁Category : Fil ms ▁with ▁screen plays ▁by ▁Lion el ▁Barry more <0x0A> </s> ▁Life ▁in ▁Great ▁Britain ▁during ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution ▁under w ent ▁rapid ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁changes ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁develop ments ▁of ▁mechan ized ▁working ▁methods ▁based ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁factory ▁system ▁and ▁the ▁steam ▁engine . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁work ▁became ▁more ▁regiment ed , ▁discipl ined , ▁and ▁moved ▁outside ▁the ▁home . ▁Lar ge ▁segments ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁population ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁cities , ▁causing ▁dram atic ▁l ifest yle ▁changes . ▁ ▁The ▁industrial ▁bel ts ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁included ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Low lands , ▁South ▁Wales , ▁northern ▁England , ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁Mid lands . ▁The ▁establishment ▁of ▁major ▁factory ▁cent ers ▁helped ▁develop ▁networks ▁of ▁can als , ▁roads , ▁and ▁rail ro ads , ▁particularly ▁in ▁Derby shire , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁Ch esh ire , ▁Staff ord shire , ▁Not ting ham shire , ▁and ▁York shire . ▁These ▁regions ▁saw ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁work force , ▁described ▁in ▁Marx ist ▁theory ▁as ▁the ▁pro let ariat . ▁The ▁Indust rial ▁Revolution ▁helped ▁create ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁employ ment ▁for ▁all ▁members ▁of