The Industrial Revolution Spreads Chapter 6 Section 1

The 2nd Industrial Revolution What might be the difference between the 1st and 2nd industrial revolutions? Discuss with your neighbor

1st and 2nd Industrial Revolutions 1st Industrial Revolution= That which happened in Great Britain 2nd Industrial Revolution=Global influence and big companies Mid-1800s Huge companies Business organization changed Economies change

Britain Didn’t want to share booming industry High price on invention exports Belgium 2nd after Britain in Industrial Revolution Created spinning and weaving machines Others began challenging Great Britain

Other nations U.S., Germany, France More supplies abundant Coal Iron Other resources Learned from Britain’s mistakes Germany Became Europe’s leading industrial power in a few decades

United States Even bigger than Germany in the Western Hemisphere 1900, U.S. manufacturing 30 percent of world’s industrial goods

Other Nations Stumble Why might other nations stumble? Discuss with neighbor

Other Nations Stumble Why might other nations stumble? Eastern Europe Less natural resources Less capital to invest Social and political conditions slowed economy Japan industrialized very quickly

Effects of Industrialization Rapid urbanization Long hours for men, women and children Extremely dangerous conditions Factory system = huge amount of goods Lower prices More people to afford

Inventions Henry Bessemer 1856, new process for making steel from iron Lighter, harder, durable Cheap Tools, bridges, railroads 1910, Countries measured success by steel output

Inventions Chemistry Asprin Perfumes Soap Fertilizers Dynamite

Inventions Electric power Replaced steam 1800 battery developed Electric motor Electricity generators Thomas Edison Electric ligh tbulb

Inventions Factories Interchangeable parts Assembly line Production=faster and cheaper

Transportation Make a HUGE list of things that keep you in motion Discuss with your neighbor and write in your notes

Transportation

Transportation Planes Trains Automobiles Other things Telegraph

Huge Business Stocks became available Corporations Monopolies Shares of a company for investment Corporations Monopolies Think of the game monopoly. What is the key to the game? Discuss with your neighbor