The Second Industrial Revolution was a period of the United States’s rapid urbanization and territorial expansion (Engelman). It is generally recognized as occurring between 1870 and 1914 (Engelman). The political‚ social‚ and economic development of the United States was positively impacted because the Second Industrial Revolution transformed technology‚ expanded industries‚ and enhanced wealth. Major technological advancements were introduced in the United States. This included advancements in
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like no other. What made World War One difference is that the technology that was introduced in World War One was like nothing the world had ever seen before. The cause of this being that the second industrial revolution had just ended‚ which made way for many new inventions. The second industrial revolution (1870-1914) had just ended which meant the whole world was adjusting to new machinery and they had created or bought from other countries new vehicles and guns as well as bombs and battleships
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Low-carbon Technological Paradigm in Urbanization of China Hao Dong Hao Dong‚PhD Candidate ‚ China Community Party School Abstract With the development of the industrial civilization in the 20th century‚ human has the science and technology to create the great productive power and social fortune. So‚ science and technology have become the basic content and key lever for development of human civilization. The science and technology is also the power of urbanization. At the same time‚ due to the
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Describe how the second industrial revolution of the late nineteenth century differed from the first industrial revolution of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. This paper intends to compare the first industrial revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries and the second industrial revolution of the mid-18th and 19th centuries. It will highlight the transformation from the first revolution to the second revolution‚ focusing on the presence of giant firms and role of science and technology
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GKE1 Task 4 Karla Weeks WGU #000438833 A. Justify your choice of the two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial Revolution (circa 1780–1850). The Industrial Revolution is synonymous with Mechanization‚ or exchanging human labor for machine labor. During the first Industrial Revolution‚ child labor was a common theme in both Britain and the U.S. due to the great demand for labor. Looking for work families left their farms to travel to cities that were becoming
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The Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution took place during the 18th and 19th century and innovated the lives we live in today. It was an economic and social revolution. Economic changes that transformed the way people worked and the societies in which people lived. The Industrial Revolution was the far most reaching transformation of society. Inventors and innovators helped England become and make the transformation of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution brought
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1. The English Parliament was controlled by two main parties called the Tories and the Whigs. 2. Two groups that were not allowed to vote were women and ordinary working people. 3. Two main political parties were the Tories‚ composed of rich landowners and the Whigs who represented the middle class. 4. B) Laissez-faire meant that business and industry would be as free as possible from Government regulation. d) It was suppose to benefit everyone because it would create a wealthy and productive
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Child Labor and The Second Industrial Revolution Children were not seen as non-productive consumers‚ they were not members of a unique and special period in life‚ but simply adults in smaller bodies. People perceived childhood as the period when these small adults must not only be provided for but must also be able to contribute‚ while biding time until they could become productive and useful members of society. As the economy changed‚ the factory system opened up opportunities for these miniature
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Smart opportunists. This could be a way of describing the second Industrial Revolution. The rapid growth of the country led to the necessity of innovative technologies. Therefore‚ the greatest minds worked hard to make them possible. However‚ every product needs to go through a process first. This is the part where the opportunists take place. Many names given to these opportunists are industrialists‚ businessmen or robber barons. Some examples are John D. Rockefeller‚ John P. Morgan‚ and Cornelius
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The revolutions that took place in the United States‚ France‚ Haiti‚ and Latin America were all influenced by one another. The main political idea was that of popular sovereignty. This was the idea that the authority to govern comes from the people. This strayed from the ideals that the right to govern comes from God or tradition. The main group that benefited from these revolutions was middle class white males; except in Haiti. Long term‚ the revolutions gave many groups the ammunition needed
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