Technology and Industrial Growth
2.1 - Technology and Industrial Growth - Causes Causes of Industrialization Natural Resources Massive amounts of natural resources - Coal Mines - Forests to provide lumber Riverways for transportation and hydropower Oil wells (first in Titusville, PA) Demands of the Civil War Civil War required mass production of items Adjustment
American Innovation
American Innovation Inventors Improved Efficiency Electricity Communications Steel Production Transportation Electricity Thomas Edison (1876) - Invented the light bulb - People could now work and play longer each day George Westinghouse - Developed power lines Communications Samuel Morse (1844) - Telegraph Alexander Graham Bell (1876) - Telephone Guglielmo Marconi (1896) - Wireless Telegraph Steel Production Henry Bessemer (1850s) Bessemer Converter - Skyscrapers - Elevators - Suspension bridges Conclusion American innovation positioned the United States to be a global economic and military power Transportation Railroads Mass Transit Refrigerated Train Cars Time Zones
Effects of Industrialization
2.1a - Technology and Industrial Growth - Effects Effects of Industrialization Linking World Markets Leader in world exports Benefits of investments in infrastructure American Society Shifts Farm mechanization Rise in factory labor pool Cost of living increased Money for food Environmental Issues Land was being destroyed Over-farming Push to protect natural resources National Park Services Yellowstone Park Summary of Effects Less farmers needed More involved in foreign economies Concerns arose of protecting the environment
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