Second Industrial Revolution Introduction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXO6b1ypZMc
Era After 1876 (Reconstruction)-the US emerges as an industrial power. Important Innovations Impacting American Growth: -Expansion of Railroads (connects remote areas of the US) -New forms of Electrical Power (Light Bulb!) -Growth of Steel Industry -Growth of Petroleum Refining (Oil!) -Others: phone, factories, assembly line, etc.
Social/Economic Changes Massive changes in how people: Moved (transportation) Moved Goods were exchanged (production and movement of “stuff”) Lived (where they lived, increase in leisure time, etc.) Used Technology (cars, movies,…)
Who Was Impacted? Farmers Businessmen/Owners/Wealthy Workers (Factory Workers) Immigrants Children/Families Government (laws/policies)
Consequences Environmental Changes Growth of Social Classes (Wealthy, Middle Class, Working Class) More Diverse America Population Shifts (Rural Cities) Corruption/Crime Growth of Unions New Laws Progress (how people lived, what people had access to)