Second Industrial Revolution

Industrial revolution: The time period of 1760 to 1820 a changeover to new manufacturing processes took place and this era is known as industrial revolution. Production that was done by hands earlier was now done by machines. To improve the efficiency, quality and time of the work at hand, water power, steam power and machine tools were used. An increased usage of such things was to be seen. Coal was used in a large amount as well. The main and primary industry at the time…

permitting the viewer to experience a sight of the past, present, or future through the eyes of the craftsman. The Industrial Revolution was a period in history that denoted an arrangement of "progressions in innovation that brought on social, social, and monetary changes in numerous nations." From the start of the First Industrial Revolution in 1760, to the end of the Second Industrial Revolution into the late nineteenth century, society accomplished numerous changes that influenced almost…

In this course, History 102 Western Civilization Post 1689, the five things I have learned are: Galileo Galilei’s life and accomplishments, political and social thought in the Enlightenment, the industrial revolutions in Europe, Russian Revolution, and the era of totalitarianism. I feel that this course had taught me so much about topics that I only learned a small amount about in my educational career. The topics I have selected are ones that I feel made a large impact in the world, and some in…

The Industrial Revolution can be seen as both a blessing and a grim curse. It may seem that humanity, especially in industrialized countries, has become more wretched and has become a world of filth, dirt, and horrible living conditions as seen in the slums of society. However, progress is defined by comfortability, and by looking at the whole picture of the Industrial Revolution, it was a leap forward in the ascent of man. The Industrial Revolution can be seen as one of the greatest events in…

The Industrial Revolution was a period at which Great Britain began expanding in new ways people never seen or heard of before. It sparked a switch from human powers to machine powers. People were no longer working at home but inside factories. Through the Industrial Revolution, capitalism and factories were emphasized more than ever. Industrialization shaped world history by creating new innovations that led to modernization of the world but also problems as well between the 18th and 20th…

Why? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?! (Shoemaker and the Industrial Chain) Why? WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!?! Hey, welcome to the Industrial Revolution where ½ or more of the working population has just been laid off. How horrible is that? Pretty horrible just think about their families at home not knowing, and the wives having to get out of the house to support the family and their kids having to keep going to school. Just absolutely horrible, the world as they knew it has come to an end. The working…

The Industrial revolution in Britian was one that started in the 18th century. This was an important time for Britian because an industrial revolution would help change it into what we know of it today. Now why is it Britian that this is happening to. Why is this happening during the 18th century, and why not the 17th century or another time. It had first started or began its rise when coal was found close to the surface and deep below the ground around Britian. After 2 or 3 years Britian was…

A second change within the lives of the people by the Industrial revolution was that they had to become used to working on the clock. Working on the clock means that they were required to record hours and work with precise clock times. This is a dramatic change to people, especially if they used to work on farms where the only clock that they had was the sun. Stearns, the author of Interpreting the Industrial Revolution, says “Studies on the new discipline imposed by time-management and other…

United States and the world influenced how we live our lives today. Throughout the industrial revolution the steam railways reduced the time it took for freight to reach its final destination, expanded the reach people could sell products too, provided a safer transport compared to horses, along with countless other things. The steam railways better connected people and helped fuel the second industrial revolution. Without it our world might look a lot different than it does today. First, the…

The Industrial Revolution, both the first and second, created profound impacts on most countries of the time, and its effects are still very much seen today. There was a massive increase of people in the leading countries, which caused serious social changes to follow the Industrial Revolution. It totally changed the ideas and design of economic workings, with the vast majority of labor moving from rural agricultural farms to larger cities with giant factories. Technology also advanced…