Industrial Canal

The definition of the first industrial revolution can be broken into two primary parts. Essentially these parts are, one, the discovery and use of new power sources to, two, optimize newly invented or advanced technology (Introduction). It originated in England beginning in the 1700’s, the first phase did not end until approximately the 1870’s (Marshall). England was the leader in developing commerce and therefore needed more goods to satisfy the dramatic population growth (Hackett). They…

A lot of women went to work in munitions factories, which was a dangerous job but well-paid by the standards of the day. many wome took over jobs that had been vacated by men. In the UK, a lot of women went to work in farming and forestry, and on the railways and the buses. They became chauffeurs and van drivers. They joined the newly formed women's police force. Many women joined the new women's auxilliary services , the women's army, navy, and airforce. A girl working in the Women's Timber…

All around the world, children are put into child labor where there lives are put in danger. Children in child labor live in dangerous conditions, even though they produce products that we use daily. These children work for billion dollar companies like Hershey and Nike, but the children are treated horribly. People around the world agree that this is wrong and that it has to stop, but not much change has been made. In child labor, children are deprived of a life with school and in replace they…

Charles Franklin Kettering, who was an American inventor and businessman, once said, “An inventor fails 999 times, and if he succeeds once, he’s in”. These inventions, revised 999 times, can have great impacts. New inventions, innovations and technology impacted industrialization and American life in the late 1800s. The Bessemer process allowed for quicker and cheaper production of steel - which became the main material for large-scale building projects. Direct and alternating current…

Columbian Exchange The Columbian Exchange was the massive exchange of foods, animals, diseases and culture between the Americas and Europe. The Old World was affected in a lot of ways, for example they were able to trade for crops that became staples in Europe. A good example is the white potato, which when it failed caused massive famine in Ireland. The New World however, was affected more by the Columbian Exchange than the Old World. The Americas were affected more due to the massive trade of…

The Industrial Revolution started in 1790 and ended in 1870. The Age of Imperialism was started in 1870 and ended in 1914. The Industrial Revolution started the Age of Imperialism because of economics, nationalism, and because of a balance of power. The more land the countries took in the Age of Imperialism, the better the economy, the more the people believe in their country, and the more power the countries will have. Without the Industrial Revolution, countries would never have been able to…

War. This conflict was based on industrialization moving to the boundaries of total war. The American Civil War is the first modern war due to innovation in technology. This is because of advances in weaponry, logistic, and communications. The industrial Revolution allowed for the greatest level of production in human history, which in turn led to the greatest level of destruction known during that time. This military conflict pitted two similar people against each other, but the…

Thomas Edison was one of the greatest inventors and entrepreneurs of the Gilded Age, bringing forth great changes in our society many years ago. Some may be wondering why someone would say this, primarily knowing Edison as the inventor of the modern day lightbulb, but there is more to the inventor than meets the eye upon further examination. Entrepreneurs are defined by the Edison Innovation Foundation as “agents of change”, who create products and services for the world, thus creating massive…

system. The term revolution is used in such expressions as the Industrial and Scientific Revolution. The Industrial Revolution was a period in which fundamental changes occurred in agriculture, textile and metal manufacture, transportation, economic policies and the social structure in western civilization. While the Scientific Revolution can be described as an upheaval in the way that an individual perceived the world. As both industrial and scientific concepts became more advanced there was a…

In the late 1800’s, industrialization led to large labor force increases in the United States, which consequently led to population growth, mainly in the northern cities of the United States. Railroads lead to big oil and steel, which created many jobs, but also served as a new form of transportation of goods. This increase in demand caused an increase in supply, which workers were needed to manufacture. Railroads also made access to the midwest and west easier, which could be the causation for…