Compare the first and second Industrial Revolutions in the United States
The Industrial Revolution was the first time that America, Britain and many other countries across Western Europe had really been exposed to such technology advancements. It was a time for the farmers to step off of their farms and into factories. The Second Industrial Revolution took control first in Britain, Germany, France, the Low Countries and Denmark and started making new advancements that the U.S. had just experienced. Even though the Industrial Revolution was was controlling a lot of the countries outside the United States, it still affected the us all the same. There was a major increase in the economic growth and people were living the best life that they had ever lived. Nobody ever had to rely on whether their crops were going to survive or not to depend on whether they were going to survive or not. The first Industrial Revolution was a time to get started but for the US the Second Industrial Revolution was just helping all of our new advancements and ideas grow and change.
The First Industrial Revolution was just started because so many different things started to be invented and factories were being introduced. It pretty much happened by accident. The second time this came around it was no accident. The Second Industrial Revolution all started because of greed. Everyone wanted more out of everything. Farmers were leaving their farms and starting new businesses that would bring in more profit. Smaller businesses were moving into corporations where they knew that the government would pay attention to them. Families were just living the high life. Well, not all of the families. Just like the first industrial revolution people were still working in factories on very low salaries. The Native Americans, women and children were all made to work long hours.
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Industrial_Revolution
· http://www.americanforeignrelations.com/O-W/Science-and-Technology-The-second-industrial-revolution-and-the-progressive-era.html
· http://www.google.com/search?q=1st+and+2nd+Industrial+Revolution&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Lqv&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&q=compare+1st+and+2nd+industrial+revolutions&aq=2&aqi=g3g-v1g-o1&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&fp=41d9d04263c928a1
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Benchmark 2
Benchmark 2:
Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century.
The Second Industrial Revolution that lasted from 1871 until 1914 all started with one word “greed”. Everyone in America wanted more than what they already had, more money, more land, and more control. Everyone saw what happened during the first industrial revolution and they wanted to see what more they could do. Many scientific ideas were being brought up and so inventors across the country tried their hand at developing the newest and greatest tool.
At the beginning of the Second Industrial Revolution the government during this time had a hands-off policy. They did not interfere with business until they started getting large and became corporations. Also, during this time the government started paying less and less attention to people that had lower salaries. They put all of their attention towards the wealthier. This was because since 1890, a small portion of the populations controlled 75 percent of the nation’s wealth. During this time, the rich were very rich while the rest of the people worked in factories earning less than 500 dollars a year.
The social status of the people during the Second Industrial Revolution was very poor. All of the better and higher paying jobs were given to native-born whites or the European immigrants. The rest of the jobs left were working in factories were given to the African Americans and children. In 1900, one in every 6 children ages 10 to 15 were working in factories. The poorest of conditions were in factory jobs. The factory workers worked 10-hour days, six days a week with no paid vacation and no sick leave. Many of the workers were injured because of terrible accidents due to the rapid production standard that they were held too. Sweatshops; which were the factories that were harder to work in and were the factories that usually had most of the women and children; were very common during this time. They were cramped work shops set up in crummy buildings.
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
· http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Second_Industrial_Revolution
· www.mvhs.alpine.k12.ut.us/Mack%20Fieldsted/.../Chapter14.ppl
Examine the social, political, and economic causes, course, and consequences of the second Industrial Revolution that began in the late 19th century.
The Second Industrial Revolution that lasted from 1871 until 1914 all started with one word “greed”. Everyone in America wanted more than what they already had, more money, more land, and more control. Everyone saw what happened during the first industrial revolution and they wanted to see what more they could do. Many scientific ideas were being brought up and so inventors across the country tried their hand at developing the newest and greatest tool.
At the beginning of the Second Industrial Revolution the government during this time had a hands-off policy. They did not interfere with business until they started getting large and became corporations. Also, during this time the government started paying less and less attention to people that had lower salaries. They put all of their attention towards the wealthier. This was because since 1890, a small portion of the populations controlled 75 percent of the nation’s wealth. During this time, the rich were very rich while the rest of the people worked in factories earning less than 500 dollars a year.
The social status of the people during the Second Industrial Revolution was very poor. All of the better and higher paying jobs were given to native-born whites or the European immigrants. The rest of the jobs left were working in factories were given to the African Americans and children. In 1900, one in every 6 children ages 10 to 15 were working in factories. The poorest of conditions were in factory jobs. The factory workers worked 10-hour days, six days a week with no paid vacation and no sick leave. Many of the workers were injured because of terrible accidents due to the rapid production standard that they were held too. Sweatshops; which were the factories that were harder to work in and were the factories that usually had most of the women and children; were very common during this time. They were cramped work shops set up in crummy buildings.
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
· http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Second_Industrial_Revolution
· www.mvhs.alpine.k12.ut.us/Mack%20Fieldsted/.../Chapter14.ppl
Benchmark 1
Analyze the economic challenges to American farmers and farmers' responses to these challenges in the mid to late 1800s.
During the Industrial Revolution many farmers and their farms across America were put to rest due to the dependence that the world put on factories in the mid to late 1800s. Factories had many positives but also came with a lot of negatives. Factories caused a lot of economic stress for the farmers that depending on people needing food and milk from them. Many farmers were forced to move into the city and leave their farms. They had look to factories for jobs. Some farmers though got the chance (if they had the money) to expand their farms and start producing raw materials to sell to the factories.
Many of the farmers during this era were not happy about having to change their lifestyle. Many complaints had to deal with the declining incomes, business relationships and high interest rates. Their incomes were declining not only due to the factories taking over, but because of the prices for their products were going down. This was blamed on over-production. The farmers felt that the interests were too high because of monopolistic leaders.
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
· http://history-world.org/Industrial%20Intro.htm
· http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/stewart.farmers
During the Industrial Revolution many farmers and their farms across America were put to rest due to the dependence that the world put on factories in the mid to late 1800s. Factories had many positives but also came with a lot of negatives. Factories caused a lot of economic stress for the farmers that depending on people needing food and milk from them. Many farmers were forced to move into the city and leave their farms. They had look to factories for jobs. Some farmers though got the chance (if they had the money) to expand their farms and start producing raw materials to sell to the factories.
Many of the farmers during this era were not happy about having to change their lifestyle. Many complaints had to deal with the declining incomes, business relationships and high interest rates. Their incomes were declining not only due to the factories taking over, but because of the prices for their products were going down. This was blamed on over-production. The farmers felt that the interests were too high because of monopolistic leaders.
· http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution
· http://history-world.org/Industrial%20Intro.htm
· http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/stewart.farmers
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