The Industrial Revolution Spreads

Chapter #6 - Section #1

The Second Phase of the Industrial Revolution

The first phase of the Industrial Revolution had largely been forged from iron, powered by steam engines, and driven by the British textile industry.

By the mid-1800s, the Industrial Revolution entered a second phase. New industrial powers emerged.

Factories powered by electricity used innovative processes to turn out new products.

Changes in business organization contributed to the rise of giant companies.

As the 20th century dawned, the second Industrial Revolution transformed the economies of the Western world.

Technology sparks Industrial Growth

By the 1800s, the pace of change quickened as companies hired professional chemists, and engineers to create new products and machinery.

The union of science, technology, and industry spurred economic growth.

Henry Bessemersteel making process

Michael Faraday and Thomas Edison

dynamo light bulb

Assembly Line Workers on an assembly line add parts to a product

that moves along a belt from one work station to the next.

The Modern Office

Automobiles and Airplanes

The Second Industrial Revolution

New Powers

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