The Industrial Revolution Effects of Machinery on Humanity.

The Industrial Revolution

Effects of Machinery on Humanity

The Revolutions

• There has been three industrial revolutions so far and we are in the midst of the third.

• All of these revolutions have two major components: new sources of energy and new powers of communication.

The First Revolution

Communication

• Printing Press• Pamphlets • Newspapers• Books• Enlightenment

writers

Energy

• Coal• Steam engine

First Revolution Starts in BritainWhy?

Island/ safe frominvasion

Stable DemocraticGovernment

Natural resourcesCoal, iron ore, good

harborsColonies for markets/

raw materials

Large LaborPool due toEnclosure

Joint-Stock Companies

EncouragedScience

Many Entrepreneurs/Inventors

British Advantages

Three “Pillars” of First Revolution

Coal Steel Textiles

Second Revolution

Communication

• Telegraph• Telephone• Radio

Energy

• Coal• Electricity• Petroleum• Internal

Combustion engine

Third Revolution

Communication

• Internet• Cell Phone• Satellite Radio/TV• Pod Casting• Television

Energy

• Wind turbines• Nuclear energy• Solar energy• Fuel Cells• Wave turbines

Economic Results of Industrial Revolution

• Factory• Mass Production methods• Modern Capitalism• Corporations• Global trade and interdependence• Economic competition (leads to

wars)

Political Results

• Growth of Democracy- rise of middle class, informed citizenry

• Nationalism grows• New Imperialism by European

nations in Asia and Africa• Industrialized nations become

world powers

Social Results

• Dynamic society• World Population growth• Urbanization• Status of women improves• New family patterns- smaller,

father/mother equal, children free from labor

• Better housing, leisure time • Greater desire/need for public education