Unit 6 Table Of Contents #1 Industrialization Notes #2 Industrialization Summary
INDUSTRIALIZATION
Industrial Revolution increased the output of machine-made goods Began in England in middle 1700s Spread to continental Europe and North America
Began in England Why ? –England had resources water and coal for power Rivers for transportation Harbors for overseas Land, labor, & capital (wealth)
New Methods AgricultureAgriculture –Jethro Tull and crop seeding No more scattering of seedsNo more scattering of seeds –Sheep breeding Only breed the bestOnly breed the best Produced healthier, heavier lambs = more meatProduced healthier, heavier lambs = more meat
New Methods Textiles –Flying shuttle for weaving –Spinning jenny wheel –Cotton gin
New Methods TransportationTransportation –Steam engine: more efficient use of fuel –Steam locomotives Life in suburbs now an optionLife in suburbs now an option
Urbanization Moving into the cities for work and better pay than on the farms 1800s population explosion Factories developed around available resources
Problems No sewers, dumps, drains Single living area with large families Sickness and disease: cholera –Life expectancy 17yrs Long work days –14+ hour days, 6 days a week Child labor
Positives More jobs More money Wealth of nation greater Better way of life
Inventions Thomas Edison –Light bulb Alexander Graham Bell –Telephone Marconi –radio
Inventions Henry Ford –Assembly line Wright Brothers –plane
Inventions Pasteur (bacteria) Lister (germ killing antiseptics)
Inventions Darwin (theory of evolution)Darwin (theory of evolution) Mendel (genetics)Mendel (genetics) Mendeleev (Periodic Table)Mendeleev (Periodic Table) Marie Curie (Radioactive elements)Marie Curie (Radioactive elements)
Ideas Pavlov (psychology) Freud (psychoanalysis) Mass culture –Entertainment Music and movies –Sports Olympics reintroduced in 1896
Summary Describe 3 positive and 3 negative things about the Industrial Revolution