1. Second Industrial Revolution
Introduction

3. 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.

4. 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,…)

5. Who Was Impacted?
Farmers
Businessmen/Owners/Wealthy
Workers (Factory Workers)
Immigrants
Children/Families
Government (laws/policies)

6. 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)