The work of the children was a common custom among peasant and artisan families. In the first decades of the industrial revolution, a large number of boys and girls worked in factories and coal mines. The industrial revolution produced important changes in the lives of millions of people. Many started working in factories and many of them were children. In the first English factories, these children were under the age of seven, forced to work between twelve and fifteen hours every day of the week. They did not eat properly, they were in an environment full of danger and dirt, they could not go to school or play because they spent long hours working.
Among the Southern States Georgia was critical in the events of world war 2 (1939-1945) first by the participation of around 320,000 Georgians who served in the United States military while countless others were employed in the wartime industries. The war brought an acceleration in the modernization process of Georgia by lifting it out from the Great Depression into the mainstream of the American life. The average income of Georgians doubled as they advanced in working in the manufacturing industries compared to before when they worked in the farms. The experiences of the people of Georgia were pivotal in the future development of the state of Georgia.