Chapter 6 Flashcards
Effects of Industrialization
Rapid urbanization
Factory system produced goods at lower prices, so ppl were buying stuff that only the wealthy could afford before
Industrialized countries began competing, altering patterns of world trade
Western powers began to dominate the world even more than before
Henry Bessemer
developed Bessemer process, which was more efficient way of making steel from iron
Steel was lighter, harder, and more durable than iron so it became used more often after the Bessemer Process was invented
Alfred Nobel
invented dynamite, which was a much safer explosive
Michael Faraday
first simple electric motor
first dynamo [machine that generate electricity]
Thomas Edison
first electric light bulb
what were new methods of production to improve efficiency and what this this result in?
Manufacturers designed products with interchangeable parts [identical components that could be used in place of one another]
Assembly line
This resulted in lowered price of goods
Nikolaus Otto
invented the internal combustion engine
Karl Benz
invented the first automobile with three wheels
Gottlieb Daimler
invented the first four wheeled automobile
Ford
used the assembly line to mass produce cars, making the US a leader in the automobile industry
Which invention allowed for flight?
The internal combustion engine allowed for flight
Samuel F.B. Morse
first telegraph
An undersea cable was built between Europe and North America
Alexander Graham Bell
telephone
Guglielmo Marconi
radio
Alfred Krupp
In Germany, Alfred Krupp inherited steelmaking and other mining stuff. He and his son acquired plants that made tools, railroad cars, and weapons
german mining monopoly guy
