1. The Industrialization of the United States in the late 1800’s
How and why did the U.S. become
a world economic power?
The Industrialization of the United States in the late 1800’s

2. I. What Factors Caused the U. S
I. What Factors Caused the U.S. to Industrialize in the late 19th Century?

3. Abundant Raw Materials

4. Ex: Alexander Graham Bell
Inventions/Inventors
Ex: Alexander Graham Bell
&
Thomas Edison
Optimism
& Technological
Innovation 8:00-14:00
Also:
Camera
Telegraph
Sewing machine
Record player
X-ray

5. (Ex: Andrew Carnegie, JD Rockefeller & JP Morgan)
Business Savvy
(Ex: Andrew Carnegie, JD Rockefeller & JP Morgan)

6. Ex: Eastern & Southern European Immigration
Abundant Cheap Labor
Ex: Eastern & Southern European Immigration

7. 6:10-8:00 &
14:00-15:00
0-1:45

8. Pro-Business Government
Laissez Faire policy = basically no rules on what businesses can do
Railroad Land Grants

9. II. Examples of U.S. Industrialization in late 1800’s

10. Railroads

11. Steel
Carnegie steals the
Bessemer process

12. New Forms of Business Organization

13. III. Problems with Industrialization

14. Exploitation of workers: low pay & dangerous conditions
2:00-5:00

15. Pollution & Environmental Damage

16. Critics Argue that “Trusts” (monopolies) have too much power
-- that they are undemocratic & anti-individual

17. Critics Argue: Govt’ no longer “for the people”

18. Were Industrialists “Robber Barons”?

19. Or were they “Captains of Industry”?