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The Second Industrial Revolution. Comparison of 1 st & 2 nd Industrial Revolutions. The First Industrial Revolution. The first Industrial Revolution took place between about 1750 and 1870 Took place in England, the United States, Belgium, and France
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The First Industrial Revolution • The first Industrial Revolution took place between about 1750 and 1870 • Took place in England, the United States, Belgium, and France • Saw fundamental changes in agriculture, the development of factories, and rural-to-urban migration • Textiles, iron, & coal were most important • Water, coal, and steam powered industry • Size & number of goods produced by companies were fairly small
The Second Industrial Revolution • A phase of the larger Industrial Revolution, also known as the Technological Revolution • Science/Research and development played a much greater role in applying scientific principles to industrial production
The Second Industrial Revolution • The second Industrial Revolution took place between about 1870 and 1960 • Saw the spread of the Industrial Revolution to places such as Germany, Japan, and Russia • Steel, chemicals, electricity, & petroleum were the most important • Electricity & petroleum became the primary sources of power for factories, farms, and homes • Mass production, particularly of consumer goods • Use of electrical power saw electronics enter the marketplace (electric lights, radios, fans, television sets) • Corporations & number of goods produced became much larger
