1. BR: Industrial Revolution 1750-1900
Construct a definition for “Industrial Revolution” using the picture below and inferring from the individual words of the term. Include specific details as to what the term means.

2. Chapters 19 & 21 The Industrial Revolution

3. Industry = Commercial production and sale of goods
Revolution= A sudden change

4. Industrial Revolution
A period of time between 1750 & 1900 where there were significant increases in technology that allowed for mass production of goods which resulted in a major change in society and culture throughout the world

5. Chronology: The Industrial Revolution 1750-1900
1807
First successful steamship
“Clermont”
1844
Robert Morse makes first electric telegraph
1821
Faraday makes first electric motor
1762
James Watt invents Steam Engine in England

6. Geography
The Industrial Revolution took place all over the world in countries such as Britain, Germany, Japan, France, and the U.S.

7. Industrial Revolution Why Britain?
Great Britain's Advantages
Labor Supply
Natural Resources
Investment Capital
Entrepreneurs
Transportation
Markets
Government Support

8. How it Began
The invention of the steam engine by Englishman James Watt in 1765.
A new power source that did not require wind or water power.

9. New Inventions Mechanical Drill and Horse-Drawn Hoe: Jethro Tull
New Iron Making Process, “Bessemer Process”: Henry Bessemer
Steam Engine: James Watt
Cotton Gin: Eli Whitney

10. Social Impact of Industrialization
Urbanization – growth of cities
Problems with urbanization:
New Social Classes Emerge
Industrial Middle Class
Industrial Working Class
Factory life = Harsh conditions
Long Hours
No Safety Standards
No representation/protection: labor unions outlawed
Women and children in factories

11. New Economic Theories Emerge
Economics of Industrialization
Laissez-faire (Adam Smith):
Hands-off approach by government
Socialism:
People control means of production
Attempt at a Utopian Society – Robert Owen
Communism (Karl Marx):
Extension of Socialism, Classless Society
Communist Manifesto
Problems with Communism

12. Other Nations Industrialize
Britain was the first to Industrialize
Belgium follows
U.S., France and Germany next
Some nations don’t industrialize
Russia, Saudi Arabia
Competition spurs between nations
Nations compete for markets
Asian Markets (China)
Open Door Policy

13. New Technologies Arise
Transportation
Alfred Nobel - dynamite
Thomas Edison – electric light bulb
Samuel Morse – telegraph & morse code
Alexander Graham Bell - telephone
Guglielmo Marconi - radio
Orville and Wilbur Wright

14. Rise of the Cities Population Explosion Changes to Cities
Advances in Medicine contributes
Pasteurization – Louis Pasteur
Cure for Tuberculosis – Robert Koch
Changes to Cities
Paved Streets, street lights, organized police, sewage systems, running water, skyscrapers
Labor Unions Grow
Workers’ Rights Increase, Strikes
Standard of Living Improves