Industrialization and Progressivism Unit 2

STANDARD: AH.HI.C10 The rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Created a shift from a predominately rural society to an urban society Helped establish large cities and a focus on business in the United States Formed a capitalist economy in the United States

LIVING CONDITIONS Urbanization – the movement of people to cities Cities became overcrowded with a lack of housing Large factories produced mass pollution Class tensions increased with the development of the middle class

RISE OF CORPORATIONS The Industrial Revolution created more business opportunities as the amount of workers increased Corporation – A legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners Created a total shift from an agrarian society to an industrial society

HEAVY INDUSTRY Assembly Line – allowed factories to produce goods quicker and more efficiently The use of machines allowed production to happen quicker and required less skilled laborers

MECHANIZED FARMING Machines began to replace humans or animals making farming production more efficient Example – Jethro Tull’s seed drill Crop rotation also became a common practice making better crops Tractors became available in the early 20th century

NEW TECHNOLOGIES Thomas Edison – light bulb/phonograph Alexander Graham Bell – telephone Nathaniel Briggs – washing machine Wilbur and Orville Wright – airplane Henry Ford – Ford motor company

WASHING MACHINE 1890

LIGHT BULB

TELEPHONE

AIRPLANE

PHONOGRAPH

AUTOMOBILE

QUESTION FOR THOUGHT Analyze how the rise of corporations, heavy industry, mechanized farming and technological innovations transformed the American economy from an agrarian to an increasingly urban industrial society.