The 2nd Industrial Revolution When? Late 1800sLate 1800s Late 1700s = 1 st Industrial RevolutionLate 1700s = 1 st Industrial Revolution.

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The 2nd Industrial Revolution

When? Late 1800sLate 1800s Late 1700s = 1 st Industrial RevolutionLate 1700s = 1 st Industrial Revolution

The 2 nd Industrial Revolution forever changed the United States : UrbanizationUrbanization ExpansionExpansion InventionsInventions ProsperityProsperity PovertyPoverty Worker UnionsWorker Unions

The Tycoons a.k.a Captains of Industry a.k.a Robber Barons

John D. Rockefeller (Oil industry) Standard Oil Company Gave over $550 million to charity!!

Andrew Carnegie (Steel industry)(Steel industry) Donated to education and built public libraries Donated to education and built public libraries

Cornelius Vanderbilt (Railroad Industry) Known as a “Rail Baron” Donated millions to education system in America

George Pullman (Railroad Industry) Invented the “Pullman Car”

They benefited from laissez-faire economics Laissez-faire = The government gets involved as little as possible

The Gospel of Wealth Vs. Social Darwinism

The Gospel of Wealth An essay written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889An essay written by Andrew Carnegie in 1889 Main point:Main point:  The rich shouldn’t waste their wealth  They should use it to help society

Social Darwinism Based on Darwin’s theory of “Natural Selection”Based on Darwin’s theory of “Natural Selection”  Only the strongest survive Main Point:Main Point: The same should be true with society: Survival of the “fittest”Survival of the “fittest”

Inventions of the 1800sInventions of the 1800s - Typewriter - Oil well - Horseless carriage - Airplane - Light bulb - Telephone - Railroad - Telegraph - Barbed wire

–Unsafe conditions –Long hours –Low pay Worker abuse Worker abuse Companies weren’t being held accountable – Child Labor Child