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6.1 The Industrial Revolution Spreads

6.1 The Industrial Revolution Spreads. Standards. 10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

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6.1 The Industrial Revolution Spreads

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  1. 6.1 The Industrial Revolution Spreads

  2. Standards • 10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States. • 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 inventions and discoveries of James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Bessemer, Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison).

  3. Objective • At the end of this section you should be able to: • Understand how the Industrial Revolution spread • Understand the contributions and inventions of key figures of the time • Understand how these contributions and inventions sparked massive changes

  4. I. New Industrial Powers Emerge • A. Nations Race to Industrialize • 1. Britain can’t prevent spread of new ideas • 2. Other nations caught up quickly • More natural resources • Followed Britain’s lead

  5. I. New Industrial Powers Emerge cont. • B. Uneven Development • 1. US, Germany, Japan industrialize quickly • 2. Eastern, Southern Europe/Russia slower

  6. Question • Why are some countries slower to industrialize than others? • Write on your paper what you think then share with your partner. • I will call on a pair to explain what they think

  7. I. New Industrial Powers Emerge cont. • C. Effects of Industrialization • 1.Urbanization • 2. New goods, Low prices • 3. Western dominance

  8. II. Technology Sparks Industrial Growth • A. Steel Production • 1.Bessemer process- new cheaper way to make steel from iron • B. Innovations in Chemistry • 1. Many new products (e.g. asprin, soaps) • 2. Nobel invents dynamite

  9. Iron to Steel

  10. Question • A country’s output of steel was often considered a measurement of how well the country had industrialized and its power • Why do you think that is? Write your answer on a piece of paper and then turn to you partner and discuss your reasoning

  11. II. Technology Sparks Industrial Growth cont. • C. Electric Power • 1. Electricity replaces steam power • 2. Volta develops battery • 3. Faraday develops electric motor • 4. Edison makes first light bulb

  12. Thomas Edison

  13. II. Technology Sparks Industrial Growth cont. • D. New Methods of Production • 1. Interchangeable parts developed • 2. Assembly Line

  14. Interchangeable Parts

  15. III. Transportation and Communication Advances • A. Auto Age Begins • 1.Otto invents gas powered engine • 2.Henry Ford mass produced cars early 1900’s • B. Airplanes Take Flight • 1. Wright Bros. first plane • 2. 1920’s commercial air travel • C. Rapid Communication • 1. Morse develops telegraph 1844 • 2.Bell telephone 1876 • 3. Marconi invents radio 1890

  16. Question • Which of the inventions we just talked about do you think is most important? • Write on you paper first • Then discuss what you think with your partner • Again, I will call on a pair to share out

  17. IV. Business Takes a New Direction • A. Rise of Big Business • 1. Stock used as a source of capital • 2. Corporations- businesses owned by stock investors • B. Move toward Monopolies • 1.Monopoly- one company controlling a type of business • 2.Cartels- association of corporations that fix prices

  18. IV. Business Takes a New Direction cont. • C. Move Toward Regulation • 1.Reformers call for laws to prevent monopolies

  19. Question! • Ask you partner to explain the following terms to you • Big Business • Monopoly • Regulation

  20. Question • How did science, technology, and big business promote industrial growth?

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