The Second Industrial Revolution (c. 1870-1914)
Steel
Electricity
Petroleum and the internal combustion engine
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Chemical industry
Communication technologies
The telegraph
The telephone
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Print technology
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Transportation technologies
Railways
Steamships
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The factory system and mass production
Division of labor and specialization
Interchangeable parts
The assembly line
Primary sources
Andrew Carnegie, The Gospel of Wealth (1889)
Karl Marx, Capital (1867)
Samuel Smiles, Self-Help (1859)
Key figures
Key events summary
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Vocabulary
Unit 5 topics
Unit 5 overview5.10Comparison in the Age of Revolutions5.1The Enlightenment5.2Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 19005.3Industrial Revolution Begins5.4Industrialization Spreads in the Period from 1750 to 19005.5Technology of the Industrial Age5.6Industrialization: Government's Role from 1750 to 19005.7Economic Developments and Their Social Impact in the Period from 1750 to 19005.8Reactions to the Industrial Economy from 1750 to 19005.9Society and the Industrial Age