The Industrial Revolution Spreads

6.1 Notes

10.3 Students analyze the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, France, Germany, Japan, and the United States.

10.3.2 Examine how scientific and technological changes and new forms of energy brought about massive social, economic, and cultural change (e.g., the inventions and discoveries of James Watt, Eli Whitney, Henry Bessemer, Louis Pasteur, Thomas Edison).

Standards

At the end of this section you should be able to:◦ Understand how the Industrial Revolution spread◦ Understand the contributions and inventions of

key figures of the time◦ Understand how these contributions and

inventions sparked massive changes

Objective

Outline Guide Worksheet Piece of paper A partner

What you’ll need

A. Nations Race to Industrialize◦ 1. Britain can’t prevent spread of new ideas◦ 2. Other nations caught up quickly

More natural resources Followed Britain’s lead

I. New Industrial Powers Emerge

B. Uneven Development◦ 1. US, Germany,

Japan industrialize quickly

◦ 2. Eastern, Southern Europe/Russia slower

I. New Industrial Powers Emerge cont.

Why are some countries slower to industrialize than others?◦ Write on your paper what you think then share

with your partner.◦ I will call on a pair to explain what they think

Question

C. Effects of Industrialization◦ 1.Urbanization◦ 2. New goods, Low prices◦ 3. Western dominance

I. New Industrial Powers Emerge cont.

A. Steel Production◦ 1.Bessemer process- new cheaper way to make

steel from iron B. Innovations in Chemistry

◦ 1. Many new products (e.g. asprin, soaps)◦ 2. Nobel invents dynamite

II. Technology Sparks Industrial Growth

Iron to Steel

A country’s output of steel was often considered a measurement of how well the country had industrialized and its power

Why do you think that is?Write your answer on a piece of paper and

then turn to you partner and discuss your reasoning

Question

C. Electric Power◦ 1. Electricity replaces steam power◦ 2. Volta develops battery◦ 3. Faraday develops electric motor◦ 4. Edison makes first light bulb

II. Technology Sparks Industrial Growth cont.

Thomas Edison

D. New Methods of Production◦ 1. Interchangeable parts developed◦ 2. Assembly Line

II. Technology Sparks Industrial Growth cont.

Interchangeable Parts

A. Auto Age Begins◦ 1.Otto invents gas powered engine◦ 2.Henry Ford mass produced cars early 1900’s

B. Airplanes Take Flight◦ 1. Wright Bros. first plane◦ 2. 1920’s commercial air travel

C. Rapid Communication◦ 1. Morse develops telegraph 1844◦ 2.Bell telephone 1876◦ 3. Marconi invents radio 1890

III. Transportation and Communication Advances

Which of the inventions we just talked about do you think is most important?◦ Write on you paper first◦ Then discuss what you think with your partner◦ Again, I will call on a pair to share out

Question

A. Rise of Big Business◦ 1. Stock used as a source of capital◦ 2. Corporations- businesses owned by stock

investors B. Move toward Monopolies

◦ 1.Monopoly- one company controlling a type of business

◦ 2.Cartels- association of corporations that fix prices

IV. Business Takes a New Direction

C. Move Toward Regulation◦ 1.Reformers call for laws to prevent monopolies

IV. Business Takes a New Direction cont.

Ask you partner to explain the following terms to you◦ Big Business◦ Monopoly◦ Regulation

Question!

How did science, technology, and big business promote industrial growth?◦ Write first on you paper◦ Talk about it with your partner◦ I will pick a pair to share out

Question