Gilded Age: Industrialization Economic changes may lead to positive and negative effects on a nation. Warm up Notes Activity Agenda Warm up In your notes tell me how inventions lead to the industrialization of the United States. Where do you think this industrialization was centered? Why? 1
Industrialization Industries and Big Business grew in response to technological Other breakthroughs in electricity, mass communication, and shipping allowed factories to produce more, at a faster rate Large numbers of immigrants provided industrialists with more workers Industrialization This set the stage specific changes in American Society. There was a change that hade to take place. What was that change? 2
Growth of Railroads Industry relied on railroads for shipping Railroads grew in response to increased demands of industrialization and Western Expansion Railroads expanded westward to meet demands of settlement and economic development of the West Carried people Shipped products Railroad shipping facilitated the growth of ranching, farming, and mining industries in the West. Industrial and technological innovations in manufacturing and mass communication enabled rapid growth of railroads. Cattle Industry Boom Cattle industry boomed in the late 1800s as the culture and influence of the Plains American Indians declined Growing demand for beef in cities after the Civil War Railroads provided method of transportation of beef to urbanized areas 3
Science and Technology How do these topics drive industry in the 1800 s? What kind of changes do you foresee in the farming practices with these advancements? Manufacturing Petroleum-based products Agriculture Medical Transportation Communication Electric power facilitated increased production in factories by lengthening the word day (light bulb) and powering faster machines Electric Light Longer working day Manufacturing Raised standard of living by bringing light into dark homes and tenement buildings 4
Edwin l Drake struck oil in 1859 enabling kerosene production and paving the way for future products such as gasoline Petroleum-based products Agriculture Refrigeration McCormick Reaper Canned food Steel Plow- lots of land doubling food supple 5
Pasteurization Killed the bacteria in milk that Was making people sick. Why was Medical This so important at this time? Transportation Automobile provided accessibility and created jobs Mass transportation systems facilitate access to jobs and recreation Electric transit systems Cable cars and subways enabled people to commute to and from job centers and retail areas. Raised standard of living by allowing people to have more housing choices 6
Communication Access to information telephone, telegraph Lines followed the Transcontinental Railroad People could now be in contact with family and businesses could now move product efficiently to reach all parts of the US. Activity Create a Cause and Effect Chart using your notes from today. Rank each invention from Most Important to Least Important. For each ranking you must write 2 sentences about why you gave that ranking. Manufacturing Petroleum-based products Agriculture Medical Transportation Communication 7
Science and Technology Manufacturing Electric power facilitated increased production in factories by lengthening the word day (light bulb) and powering faster machines Petroleum-based products Edwin l Drake struck oil in 1859 enabling kerosene production and paving the way for future products such as gasoline Agriculture McCormick Reaper Steel Plow Canned food Refrigeration Medical Pasteurization Science and Technology Transportation Automobile provided accessibility and created jobs Mass transportation systems facilitate access to jobs and recreation Electric transit systems Cable cars and subways enabled people to commute to and from job centers and retail areas. Raised standard of living by allowing people to have more housing choices Electric Light Longer working day Raised standard of living by bringing light into dark homes and tenement buildings Communication Access to information telephone, telegraph 8
Inventions Edwin Drake (1859) drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania Alexander Graham Bell Developed the first telephone in 1876 He thought they could talk by telegraph Revolutionized personal and business communication Thomas Alva Edison 1800s inventor who created the phonograph in 1877 2 years later the light bulb and electric generator Supplied power to NY city with his Edison Electric Company Today known as GE Kinetoscope motion picture camera 9