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An Industrial And Urban Nation (1876

The document provides an overview of an American history chapter that discusses how the United States became an industrial power between 1876 and 1900. It introduces themes like the Industrial Revolution, effects on industrial workers, immigration, and populism. It then focuses on key developments in the steel, oil, and electricity industries during this period, including important figures, major companies, and impacts. These developments helped transform the US economy through new inventions, business organizations, and industrial growth.

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An Industrial and Urban Nation (1876 -1900) Chapter 19: pg. 576 - 603
Chapter Overview General themes How America uses new inventions to become the biggest industrial power in the world Problems that this industrialization caused Progression through the chapter Industrial Revolution – how did new inventions and methods make us an industrial power? Industrial workers – what effects did these new inventions and methods have on the working man? Immigration – how did industrialization affect immigration? How did immigration affect the working man? Populism – what effects did this have economically and politically?
Section 1 Objectives From pg. 579 – 584 Identify the developments that happened in the steel, oil, and electric industries during the Second Industrial Revolution Describe the changes that occurred in the way that businesses were organized Explain why the America people distrusted monopolies and what actions they took against them
Foldable activity – folding a paper to look like this . . . Steel Oil Electricity Important figure / figures Major company Major developments Effects of this industry
Steel Industry Steel Important figure / figures Henry Bessemer – Bessemer process Andrew Carnegie – U.S. Steel Major company U.S. Steel Major developments Bessemer process – make a load of better steel in 10 minutes, not a day. Effects this had Steel production: 1870 – 77,000 tons, 1879 – 1 million tons Cheap steel helped build railroads Common items – nails, wire, pipe – made of steel Steel for buildings – skyscrapers and steel-frame buildings
Oil industry Oil Important figure / figures Benjamin Stillman – processing crude oil into kerosene Edwin Drake – oil wells John D. Rockefeller – Standard Oil Nikolaus Otto – gas-powered engine Major company Standard Oil Major developments Oil derricks – pump oil out of the ground Gas powered engines – cars and planes Effects this had Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia produce millions of barrels a year First practical car in 1893 First airplane flight in 1903 – Wright Brothers
Electricity Industry Electricity Important figure / figures Thomas Edison – inventor Alexander Graham Bell – telephone Major company General Electric Major developments Electric lightbulb in 1879 – Edison Telephone in 1876 - Bell Effects this had Telegraph connects U.S. and Britain in 1861 Some major cities lit by electricity in 1880s Major cities connected by phone in 1890s
Foldable activity Fold piece of paper in half horizontally Fold paper in thirds vertically Cut through one part of the paper up to the halfway line
First third - New organization
Second Third – New strategies Vertical integration – owning the businesses involved with each step of production process Horizontal integration – owning all the businesses in a certain field Trust – companies acting together to eliminate competition, form a monopoly
Final Third – New attitudes
Turning point: Sherman Anti-Trust Act Where on this continuum line would you put yourself in response to this statement: “ Monopolies – one company controlling an entire industry – should not be allowed.” Monopolies should be completely illegal Monopolies should be completely legal