Category: Industrialization

  • The Urban Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries: Effects of Industrialization

    In the United States, the industrial revolution had a significant impact on the countrys cities. Manufacturers constructed factories in cities because of the high populations that offered a consistent workforce. The factories had the effect of attracting far more individuals to the cities. As a result, during the Second Industrial Revolution, Metropolitan areas increased in…

  • History of Industrialization in the United States

    Table of Contents Introduction The Reason for the Source The Authors Perspective The Environment Conveyed Connections References Introduction The skyrocketing expansion of manufacturing in the period between 1877-1900, named the Gilded Age, generated enormous wealth and made the USA the most economically developed country. Nevertheless, along with achievements, industrialization gave rise to many significant social…

  • Industrialization in the 19th-Century America

    Introduction The Industrial era drastically changed the working and living conditions of people, resulting in an at the same time unprecedented boom of production and a decrease in the demand for labor. While containing within itself both extensive benefits and substantial drawbacks, industrialization became a process that fundamentally changed the course of human development. Thus,…

  • Industrialization: New Power Sources and Materials

    Table of Contents Introduction Scientific Discoveries During Industrialization New Sources of Power New Materials Development and Inventions Conclusion References Introduction The epoch of industrialization became an important link in the chain of human evolution since many technological advances that are relevant even today were invented at that time. Adherence to the ideals of scientific thoughts…

  • Industrialization: Social and Economic Development

    The Second Industrial Revolution had unfolded from 1870 to 1914. It was characterized by an unprecedented pace of urbanization and increases in production volumes, and a large number of path-breaking inventions was the primary factor that triggered the progress. The present case study is devoted to the review and analysis of some technologies that emerged…

  • Industrialization and Its Economic Impact

    Table of Contents Introduction Scientific Discoveries in the Context of Industrialization New Power Sources New Materials Advances in Communication Conclusion References Introduction The Second Industrial Revolution (or the technological revolution) is a transformation in the global industry, covering the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Unlike the first industrial revolution that was…

  • Transportation Advancements and Industrialization

    The second industrial revolution is the period that took place in the late 19th  early 20th century. It is characterized by numerous social and economic changes that lead to the restructuring of the economy and manufacturing growth. In the case of the US, the changes provoked by industrialization involve large-scale migration, mass production of…

  • Industrialization: How It Changed the Lives of Europeans

    The first industrialization and the increasingly popular enlightenment movement were considered influential and changing the lives of eighteenth-century Europeans. The industrial revolution ultimately brought changes in the economics, population, family structure, labor, and consumption patterns. With the introduction of new technologies, smoke-stack industries rose to replace the agricultural economy of most European nations. Before the onset…

  • How British Government Played a Role in Industrialization

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Summary References Introduction The British government safeguarded private property rights, which meant that displaced handicraft workers could not attack the new factories. It did not restrict salaries or pricing, allowing new business owners to manage their labor costs as they saw appropriate. It had gotten rid of guild rules…

  • Industrialization and Its Effects on the World

    Was industrialization good for everyone? If so, why? If not, who benefited from it, and who suffered because of it? The XIX century is the period of the establishment of a new, industrial society. This technique was significantly influenced by the Industrial Revolution. By the 1830s it was completed in England, in the 1870s it…