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Industrial Revolution

Published on Dec 06, 2015

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Industrial Revolution

Amber Daigle - Per.5

industrialization

transformation of an agricultural society to a manufacturing based one

urbanization

the act of people moving from villages to cities
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steam engine

uses steam to generate power
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assembly line

line of workers that assemble items progressively
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mass production

making things by the dozen rather than one-by-one
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Vanderbilt

built his wealth in railroads
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rockefeller

dominated the oil industry and worked w/ vanderbilt
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railroads

main source of transportation then

benefits

  • mass production
  • provided jobs and wealth for more people
  • more transportation
  • cities grew
  • better houses were being built
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drawbacks

  • harsh working conditions
  • overcrowded cities/bad living conditions
  • pollution
  • diseases and sickness
  • dangerous working conditions
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