The Growth of Industrialism Unit I The Growth of Industrialism

Unit II title page Unit II Industrialization – Technology, Urbanization, Immigration, and Labor (5 symbols)

Unit II Objectives Explain the role of infrastructure in the development of the United States Identify new types of business organization Analyze organized labor’s response to the issues of industrialization Evaluate impact of urbanization and resulting problems Analyze the impact of immigration on American Society

Preview Write one paragraph explaining how your life would be different if cars, steel, oil, and electricity did not exist?

Mass Production Henry Ford made the assembly line famous Workers assembled vehicles by performing the same task repetitively Assembly line made manufacturing more efficient Cars became more affordable and widespread

Inventions Thomas Edison – The Light bulb George Westinghouse – Electricity allowed factories to be built anywhere Christopher Sholes – The Typewriter Alexander Graham Bell – The telephone Both the typewriter and telephone created a new job market for women

Listen to Alexander Graham Bell

Railroads Transcontinental Railroad – expanded industry across the United States Increases movement of resources, products, and people United the Nation Americans began settling the west New towns sprang up along railroad lines

Response “Predictions about the industrial Revolution” Break up into five groups Each group will receive a political cartoon and individuals will receive worksheets Work together to fill out cartoon analysis worksheets

Cartoon #1

Cartoon #2

Cartoon #3

Cartoon #4

Cartoon #5

Response 2 Make a prediction about the Industrial Revolution based on your cartoon? (Who will prosper? Who will struggle? Why?)

Response As we continue learning about the Era of Industrialization, think about what you would call our current era in the United States. Write one paragraph describing what you named it and why.