Warm Up – 9/25 Take EVERYTHING from you folder DON’T turn in Current Event Summary yet 1) What invention has most changed your life? 2) What piece of technology do you think has most changed the world?

Notecard Review “Definition” = what does this word mean? Can be brief Can copy from notes and/or textbook “Significance”= why is it important OR what’s the effect of this person/place/idea OR what’s the context we talked about it in? YOUR OWN WORDS! “Sentence = use the word in a way that shows me you understand the meaning of the word. BAD Ex: Segregation was a large issue. You didn’t tell me what it was or why it was a large issue. GOOD Ex: Segregation was a large issue for blacks (who) in the south because it separated (what) them from the better treatment white citizens received.

Bring them to class everyday Remember format, next time I will take off if format is incorrect Put terms IN NUMERICAL ORDER (#1 – whatever) # - Word LAST NAME Definition: Significance: Sentence: I can randomly check notecards anytime Bring them to class everyday Keep up with them every night (numbers for HW listed on Unit Calendar)

Themes for Unit 2 Immigration Big Business Money and Politics Workers’ Rights The 1% Inequality in America

Industrialization and Innovation 1870-1900 “Light, lights, lights, lights Light, lights, lights, lights” --Ellie Goulding

Industrialization: process in which a society transforms itself from an agricultural society into one based on the manufacturing of goods and services Urbanization: population shift from rural to urban areas and the ways in which each society adapts to the change Innovation: a new method, idea, product, etc.

Innovations Associated with Industrial Revolution Steam Power Transportation Railroad Steamboat Communication Telegraph

Railroads Five Continental Lines HUGE Companies Increased speed and efficiency of travel and trade Standardization: introduction of Time Zones

Railroads in 1860

Railroads in 1890

Steel Ideal for building because of its strength. Andrew Carnegie opens a plant in Pittsburgh in 1875 and begins mass producing steel. Mass production of steel is responsible for: Skyscrapers Expansion of railroads Growth of Pittsburgh

Steel Production in the United States

Electric Lighting Thomas Edison in 1879 Impact of electric light: Longer work hours possible Mass production, assembly line Improved home and workplace safety Leisure activities: radios, TVs, recorded music, reading at home at night

Airplane Orville and Wilbur Wright design their plane models in Ohio and test them in Kitty Hawk, NC. First Flight: 1903

Electric Motor --A cheap, efficient, and effective motor developed and advertised in 1886. --Important for transportation, air conditioners, etc.

Inventions Important for Industry Telephone Refrigerator Cars Cash Register Elevator Brake Radio Automobile

Other Inventions Coca Cola Basketball Fountain Pens Blue Jeans Can opener Paper Clips Potato Chips Toilet Paper X-Ray Machine Zippers

Patents

Capitalism An economic system in which trade, industry, and the means of production are largely or entirely privately owned and operated for profit. Most Important Characteristics: Competitive Markets Capital Accumulation Wage Labor

Vocab Words to Consider Electric Motor Electric Lighting Steel Prompt: Imagine that you are a worker on an assembly line in a factory. Describe how the innovations made during the Industrial Revolution have affected your life at work AND at home. Write TWO paragraphs about your life. Questions to Consider How is your life (at work AND at home) different from what you experienced before these technological innovations? How is your life (at work AND at home) the same from before you experienced these innovations? Do you believe that the Industrial Revolution was a success or a failure? What should you do to deal with the challenges that you face? Vocab Words to Consider Electric Motor Electric Lighting Steel Industrialization Urbanization Innovation Steam Power Telegraph Leisure Time