2nd Industrial Revolution LAURA FINAL VERSION.ppt

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SECOND

INDUSTRIAL

REVOLUTION


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2nd Industrial Revolution

Passage of The Embargo Act of 1807

The law was repealed two years later without any lasting impact. Its

primary effect was probably to exacerbate sectional feelings between

the north and south.

Thomas Jefferson


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Anglo-American War

The war made it apparent that America needed a better

transportation system and more economic independence


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Progress began to expand


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transportation was expanded

electricity was effectively harnessed

improvements were made to industrial

processes

improving the refining

process

accelerating production

TECHNOLOGY AND CHANGE


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These improvements were made possible by the great

American inventors

1. Thomas Edison

the phonograph 1877

the incandescent light bulb 1879

the motion picture

Thomas Edison's first light

bulb used to demonstrate his

invention at Menlo Park.


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2. Samuel F. B. Morse

the telegraph -1838

the morse code

3. Alexander Graham Bell

the telephone -1876


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4. Elias Howe / Isaac Singer

Invention of the sewing machine - 1846

revolutionized the garment industry

Singer corporation one of the first modern industries.


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5. Cyrus McCormick

the mechanical reaper -1862

It made the harvesting of grain more efficient and faster

6. George Eastman

invented the Kodak camera- 1888

Black and white pictures to preserve memories and historical events.


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7. Charles Goodyear

vulcanized rubber -1836

Rubber became important in industry as it

could withstand large amounts of pressure.

In 1855, Charles Goodyear designed and built the first vulcanized rubber soccer balls

8. George Westinghouse

the transformer

allowed electricity to be sent over long distances

the air brake

allowed conductors to have the ability to stop their vehicles


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9. Nikola Tesla

fluorescent lighting

the alternating current (AC) electricalpower system

the radio-1895(credited with being the first person to patentradio technology)

It was adopted in 1896, with the successful transmission of an AC

current from Niagara Falls to Buffalo, NY


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10. Dr. Richard Gatling

rudimentary machine gun (1862) that wasused by the Union in the Civil Warand in the Spanish-

American War.

Consisted of six barrels mounted in a revolving frame

A later version with ten barrels, fired 320 rounds a minute


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Railroads further opened the west and

connected raw materials to factories and

markets

Transcontinental Railroad

-was completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah.


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Urbanization


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FLATIRON BUILDING

Also known as: Fuller Building

Built: 1902

Designed by: Daniel H. Burnham

Type: Skycraper

Maximum Height: 285 feet / 87 meters

Location: Fifth avenue between 22nd

and 23rd streets, New YorkUS

SKyscrapers
http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/ByCity.php?LocationNation=United%20States


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Labour issues


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Automobile Industry The Model T revolutionised transportation in the 1900s

The assembly line increased production


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The emergence of the US as a

world power

consequence of industrial

developments.

America dominant industrial power in the

world Expansion of foreign trade vital to ensure

prosperity

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