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1 Bell Work Monday Sept. 27th, 2010

2 After looking at the picture below answer these questions. Pg. 282
Would you attempt to change your working conditions in the factory? Why or why not? 1P Would you join a union, go to school, or run away? 1P

3 Bell Work Tuesday Sept. 28th, 2010
Read the following quote: Why did Lucy Larcom think mill work benefited young women? Pg. 296 1 Paragraph

4 Review: Industrial Revolution affected all parts of life in Great Britain.
Industrialization accelerates rapidly Urbanization Factory system Living Conditions Sickness was widespread Working Conditions: Coal mines Class Tensions (Upper, Middle, Working Class) Luddites Positive Effects

5 California State Standard
10:3:2 Examine how scientific and technological changes and new forms of energy brought about massive social, economic, and cultural change (e.g., the inventors and discoveries of James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Bessemer, Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison).

6 Objectives Describe industrialization in the U.S. and Europe.
Identify the effects of industrialization on the rest of the world.

7 Industrialization Spreads
Chapter 9.3

8 Main Idea- ( Empire Building) The Industrialization that began in Great Britain spread to other parts of the world Why it Matters Now- The Industrial Revolution set the stage for the growth of modern cities and a global economy

9 English first to industrialize due to these advantages:
Setting the Stage English first to industrialize due to these advantages: Favorable geography Financial Systems (banks) Natural Resources British merchants 1st to build machines and factories Industrialization spreads to U.S. and rest of Europe (What do you need to industrialize?)

10 Industrial Development in the U.S.
U.S. has same resources as England, allows us to mechanize: (The use of machines in place of manual labor or the use of animals) River system Coal and iron Labor supplied by farm workers, immigrants Who Else? War of 1812 British blockades U.S. ports **Forces U.S. to develop industries that have been cutoff** War of 1812

11 Industrialization in the United States
Like England, industrialization begins in textiles England forbids engineers, mechanics, toolmakers from leaving (Why?): Brain Drain (1789) Samuel Slater Immigrates to U.S. and builds a spinning machine from memory Samuel Slater

12 (1813) Francis Lowell Mechanized every stage of cloth manufacturing
Money is used to fund a larger textile operation in Lowell, Massachusetts Becomes a model for industrialized towns Francis Cabot Lowell Lowell’s first factory: “Boston Manufacturing Co.”

13 Mill Girls Women begin to flock from farms to factory towns
Higher wages, independence Watched closely both inside/outside of factory Why? 12 hrs a day, 6 days a week Alternative for women was : Servant Mill Girls Lowell Massachusetts

14 Later Expansion of U.S. Industry
Northeast industrializes 1st U.S. primarily agricultural until the Civil War ends (1865) Industrial boom begins New inventions Telephone Electric light bulb Growing urban pop. consumes manufactured goods Railroads expand (Why Important) U.S. has even more resources than England (1840) Total track 2,818 (1890) Total track 208,152

15 Rise of Corporations Large companies require a great deal of money
Shares in Wachovia Corp., the nation's 4th -largest bank, fell as much as 10% on concerns that borrowers may miss more payments on adjustable-rate mortgages Large companies require a great deal of money Entrepreneur: Organizer, operator of Corp. Sells stock to raise $ for business Stock: Individual shares of company In essence become part owner of company, shareholder Corporation: Owned by shareholders: Share in profits, not personally responsible for company debts Corporations able to raise money necessary to purchase industrial equipment

16 Sells Stock, who become share holders Sir Richard Branson Form corporations “Virgin Atlantic”

17 Large corporations form:
Standard Oil Owned by John D. Rockefeller Carnegie Steel Company Owned by Andrew Carnegie Become known as Big Business Sought to control entire industry to maximize profits Corporate leaders, stockholders earn high profits High profits earned on backs of workers Carnegie Rockefeller) Big Business Today

18 (1835) Germany industrializes
French Revolution and Napoleonic wars slow industrialization Germany Built railroads that link manufacturing cities with natural resources (where did cities need to be built in the beginning of Industrial Revolution?) Sent children to England to learn industrial management Allows Germany to afford large military (Who has the dominate Navy and most $?)

19 Other Euro. Countries Slow to Industrialize
Transportation poses obstacle to industrialization Austria-Hungary mountains * *Defeat railroad builders Spain lacks useable waterways and good roads **Both countries are slow to industrialize**

20 Impact of Industrialization
Begins to shift balance of power: Economics Military Politics Increases competition Nations compete for resources Less developed nations become impoverished Africa South America

21 England exploits overseas colonies for resources.
Why? Other countries like U.S., France, Japan follow lead What is this called?

22 Society Transforms 1700-1800 Peoples lives changed by revolutions in:
Agriculture Production Transportation Communication Asia, Africa, South America, economy based on agriculture, slow to industrialize. What effect does Imperialism have on this? Third World Map

23 Population, health, and wealth rise in industrialized nations
Development of middle creates: Education Democratic Participation

24 3-2-1 Activity Do the activity in your notebook after your notes. 3- Things you learned 2- Things you found interesting 1- you did not understand Answers such as: I don’t know and Nothing do not count.


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