Summary: The Second Industrial Revolution

Annika: The 2nd Industrial Revolution took place in the 18th century up until the middle of the 19th century from 1870-1914. During this time, there was a rise in the new manufacturing processes. The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history. The development of trade and the rise of business were major causes of the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution had a large impact on the food industry, from supplies to transportation. Some of the new techniques in food production were unknown to the public and would have been disturbing to know about. Countries of Europe socialized basic sectors of their economies. The second industrial revolution made globalization possible and it created what the world might have looked like today. Close working and living conditions produced a sense of what the class consciousness among workers. During the revolution innovations for transportation started communities such as
The book was widely read by much of America, and one of those readers was President Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt did not believe that any of the details that was highlighted in the book was true as he thought this was simply another muckraker looking for trouble. He decided to send Charles P. Neill and James Bronson Reynolds to Chicago to investigate if the practices and conditions of slaughterhouses were as bad as the book suggested. And he found that all of what was written in Upton's book was true. This Inspired Roosevelt to pass the Food and Drug act of 1906 which was passed in February of that year. This act was eventually made into a real part of the government known as the Food and Drug Administration which governs all the food that Americans consume. So how did all of the this affect america in the economic, social, and environmental