Industrial revolution Part 2 Flashcards
When and where did the IR begin on the European Continent?
Belgium, late 1700’s
What time period?
1800-1914
What publication, denounced by several religious leaders, appeared in 1859. Why?
On the origin of species- Darwin
Why was 1859 an important year for labor unions?
Germany legalized them
Remember why Britain was the first place to industrialize?
- natural resources
- land, labor, capital
- population
- enclosure movement
- new technology
By the ______ steel had replaced ________ as the great symbol of the IR. Steel girders could support taller buildings and bridges. Steel rails could carry steel trains faster.
Phase l of IR- forged from _____ and powerd by _________ engines and driven by British _________ industry.
Phase ll- new ________________. New _________ powered by new __________ used new processes to turn out new ___________. New forms of business organizations led to rise of _________________.
- industrial powers
- factories; sources; products; giant companies
At the dawn of the 20th century the 2nd IR will -
Transform the economies of the world
How did Britain control it’s industry?
Put law into effect until 1825 against exporting inventions.
Where was the first textile industry in the US?
Rhode Island
Why was there slower development in Eastern and Southern Europe?
Lacked natural resources, social and political conditions got in the way.
What is the process in 1856 that purified iron ore to make steel?
Bessemer process: industry measures success by the output of this for tools, bridges, and railroads.
What two inventions make industry move faster?
Assembly line and interchangeable parts which cause more production
_________ creates the _________ which is a machine that generates electricity
Faraday; dynamo
Who created the first electric lightbulb and what was the result?
Thomas Edison; people can stay out after dark and factories run later
What railroad from the Atlantic to the pacific lead to other parts of the world ?
Transcontinental
What railroad connected Moscow to European Russia?
Trans-Siberian
German who invented gasoline powered engine
Otto
Patent for first auto with three wheels
Benz
First 4 wheel auto
Daimler
Model that went 25mph and he used the assembly line
Henry Ford
Air -1903. 12 sec/120 ft
Kitty hawk flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright
Morse : coded messages
Telegraph
Europe and North America connected in 1860’s by undersea cable created by who?
Field
Who patented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
Who invented the first radio?
Italian Marconi
Phone did owners get capital to invest in new technologies
Owners sold stocks or shares in companies
Buisnesses owned by many investors who bought stocks were called what?
Corporations
What were the advantages of corporations over proprieters and partnerships.
Owners were responsible for all business debts regardless of investments. Corporations are limited responsibility so they attract more people because there is less risk and you risk only what you put in.
1 company having control
Monopoly
1901 monopoly
Jp Morgan; steel, oil
John d Rockefeller monopoly
Oil
Krupp (Germany)
Steel making
Several corporations
A cartel
What did cartels do?
Controlled all parts of an industry and the market prices.
The individual instead of the government controls the factors of oroduction
Capitalism
What are the two types of capitalism?
Commercial, industrial
Physical and biological sciences develop rapidly in the 1800-1900. What happens as a result?
Population explosion
Traits we inherit are called what and who discovered them?
Genetics; Mendel