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Industrialization Spreads

Industrialization Spreads. Chapter 9 Section 3. Industrial Development in the U.S. Industrialization in the United States U.S. also had factors of production War of 1812, British blockade forced U.S. to use resources to develop industry.

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Industrialization Spreads

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  1. Industrialization Spreads Chapter 9 Section 3

  2. Industrial Development in the U.S. • Industrialization in the United States • U.S. also had factors of production • War of 1812, British blockade forced U.S. to use resources to develop industry. • Sam Slater emigrated to U.S. committed spinning machine to memory • Francis Lowell mechanized every stage in the manufacture of cloth

  3. Industrial Development in the U.S., cont... • Lowell Mills; young girls from rural towns; closely watched to ensure proper behavior; 12 hour days, six days a week; decent wage; good opportunity • Alternative to becoming a servant: independent, “leisure time” to themselves appealing

  4. Later Expansion of U.S. Industry • Last third of 1800’s brought technological boom due to inventions (light bulb and telephone), resources (oil, coal, iron), and a large urban population’s consumption of manufactured goods. • Cities expanded along railroads • Corporations (business owned by stockholders who share in it profits but are not personally responsible for its debts) were formed • Big business controlled entire industries (big profits-cutting the cost of production=long hours & low wages)

  5. Industrialization Reaches Continental Europe • Napoleonic Wars widened gap between European countries and Britain • Beginnings in Belgium because of iron, coal, and waterways. William Cockerill carried in secret plans for spinning machiery. • Germany industrializes scattered industrialization appeared. They also built railroads to link cities/resources. Economic strength lead to military giant

  6. Industrialization Reaches Continental Europe, cont… • Expansion Throughout Europe Industrialization progressed by region, not country. Serf labor ran factories around Moscow. Growth occurred in France due to railroad construction. Some countries did not industrialize because of delays in social structure, the government or a lack factors of production.

  7. Worldwide Impact of Industrialization • Rise of Global Inequality • Industrialization widened the gap between industrialized and non-industrialized countries. • To keep factories running and workers fed, industrialized countries required a steady supply of raw materials • Colonies were seized for economic resources • Imperialism (the policy of extending one country’s rule over many other lands) was born. It was born out of the cycle of industrialization, the development of new markets throughout the world, and the need for resources to supply the factories of Europe.

  8. Worldwide Impact of Industrialization • Transformation of Society • Revolutions in agriculture, production, transportation, and communication • Development of a middle class brought opportunities for education and democratic participation • Changed the lives of people in Western Europe & the US • It gave Europe tremendous economic power • Europe was able to produce goods fast & cheap • Asia & Africa were agricultural based with small workshops

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