1. The 2nd Industrial Revolution

2. The Main Idea
During the late 1800s, new technology and inventions led to the growth of industry, the rise of big business, and revolutions in transportation and communication.

3. Steel 115,000 tons of steel in 1873 24,000,000 tons of steel by 1910
Extremely cheap
Used for railroad locomotives, rails, and bridges

4. Railroads Lands given to railroad companies by government
Transcontinental Railroad finished on May 10, 1869
Creation of time zones in the U.S.

7. Streetcars

8. Subways Needed a solution to large amounts of street traffic
1st Subway in Boston in 1891
New York- 1904

9. Automobiles 1893 first motorcar built by the Duryea brothers
Ford would soon lead the way

10. Airplanes Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, NC on December 17, 1903

11. Big Business Capitalism led to competitive, private owned companies
Companies worked without government restrictions
*Social Darwinism

12. Corporations Owned by people- buy and sell stocks
Formed trusts- partnerships with other corporations
Trusts tried to take total control over products--Monopolies

13. John D. Rockefeller Owned Standard Oil
Donated lots of money towards education

14. Andrew Carnegie Immigrant from Scotland
Controlled much of the steel business
Donated to public libraries & education

15. Cornelius Vanderbilt Invested in railroads and shipping
Donated large amounts to education

16. Growth of Unions

17. Growth of Unions Working Conditions were poor Workers united to strike
Companies brought in guards/Federal troops to suppress the strikers

18. Communication
Telegraphs- messages sent over wires using Morse code. Used at railroad stations

19. Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell patented design in By 1900, 1 million phones in use. **Antonio Meucci

20. Thomas Edison Created first lightbulb
Create electric power plant and first lighting system
Had more than 1,000 patents

21. *Create your own cluster map on the characteristics of the revolution