The Second Industrial Revolution began about 1875 and instead of using iron as the main building material‚ steel became the preference. It was lighter‚ stronger and more flexible. People moved away from the use of steam power to a new way of making things move by using electricity and petroleum. This new was of energy allowed homes to have lights at night and street lights. Electricity opened the door to the use of the telegraph and telephone. It also allowed factories and mills to run as long
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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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The ideologies of political participation changed during 1815-1840 in areas such as voter participation‚ the candidates’ party involvement‚ and the advancement of political interest. The events that led to the reformation of political campaigning initiated with the extinction of the Federalist Party after the war of 1812 to the Elections of 1828 & 1840. The essence of political reformation was most distinctly shown through statistical data‚ political debates‚ newspaper excerpts‚ and subjective entries
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After the American Revolution ended‚ labor went through many changes as technology developed and shaped multiple forms of labor. The main three changed labor sectors were artisan‚ slave and industrial labor. Artisan labor was labor that needed specific skills and was done at home; it was important and profitable before the American Revolution. Slave labor was labor that was done by slaves and was used mostly in the South. Industrial labor was labor focused on industrial work. Changes to labor‚ mainly
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Response The Second Industrial Revolution affected the regions of the United States differently. Use this chart to compare the effects of the revolution on the North‚ South‚ West‚ and Midwest. In the chart‚ you will identify the political‚ social‚ economic‚ population‚ and transportation changes that the revolution brought to each region. Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson. Regions Chart | Category | North | South | West | Midwest | Political |
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1 March 2016 Coal‚ Iron‚ and Steam Engines. One of the most important and main parts of the Industrial Revolution was the invention of steam power. The invention of the steam engine made many changes to transportation‚ including steam powered trains. Steam powered trains are vehicles that run on rails or tracks and are powered by steam engines. They were first made to move goods and other items‚ then began to move people. Even though they were a huge part of transportation in the 19th and 20th
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During the history of the United States and even the world we have had many revolutions. Revolutions are a change in the way of living in a certain area. The Second Industrial Revolution came after the Civil War when the United States was in a need for change. The Second Industrial Revolution was the invention of the telephone to the transcontinental railroad to children working in the factories to help support their families. The Second Industrial Revolution had many changes that affected the people
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The Industrial Revolution was a chain of events that transformed an agricultural society to an urbanized society. It first started in Britain‚ then began in Europe and North America‚ and then grew throughout the whole world. The Industrial Revolution was a good change that made a difference all over the world. It was a good change because of the Textile Industry‚ New Technology‚ and Big Business. The Textile Industry brought a very good change during the Industrial Revolution. This was when British
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During the Industrial Revolution the standard of living significantly improved. First way the standard of living was impacted was the houses being built much better than before. With new inventions homes were made better than ever before. “Every day is adding something to your comforts. Our houses are built better…” (Document 4). This is explains the houses being built better so people were more comfortable. Better homes led to the standard of living increasing so people were not living in dilapidated
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How did the Industrial Revolution change the world? The Industrial Revolution was arguably the biggest global change in the way humans relate to each other and the world around them since the Agricultural Revolution 13‚000 years earlier. In the 18th century‚ China‚ India and Europe were broadly comparable in terms of levels of economic development‚ standard of living‚ and people’s life expectancy and each claimed around 23% of global GDP. However‚ by 1800s‚ India and China had begun to fall‚ while
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