Part 1 Flashcards
What was the purpose of the second industrial revolution?
To reindustrialize the entire nation (replace the old factories with bigger ones)
What did the end of the civil war mean?
More workers
Cheaper labor
Bigger profit
What were the bug things during the second industrial revolution?
Steel and oil
What happened to trains during the second industrial revolution?
They changed to steel trains
Was transportation or communication more important during the second industrial revolution?
Transportation
Why didn’t Europe have to rebuild their system?
Very little extra land
No new workers
It would take too long
Create the chart for the second industrial revolution
Triangle
What did William Kelly and Henry Bessemer come up with?
Bessemer process
Of the two inventors, which was from Britain m? US?
Bessemer- Britain
Kelly- US
What was the Bessemer Process?
A method by which you can make steel more efficiently and cheaper
How did the Bessemer process work?
Blast of cold air on iron to create more pure steel (this made the steel go from golf ball size to girls basketball size)
What was the iron heated with?
Coal
What were the benefits of the Bessemer Process?
It could go anywhere
Faster delivery
Quick made steel
More money back
What was the time period from 1865-1890 in the US that actually goes back to 1835?
Second industrial revolution
