HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Internal Combustion Engine, Henry Bessemer, Industrial Revolution
Document Summary
1870-1914 unique period: with a down turn in economics leading to a depression 1870-1890, new expansion i urban growth. Work hours decreased: working class found time for leisure. 1889 paris hosted international exhibition showing off the eiffel tower. Beneath glimmer and glam all the problems off expansive and quick industrialization still there. Steel lead the way: henry bessemer found a way to make steel quick and easier stronger, cheaper from pig iron. The warrior is a symbol of the 2nd industrial revolution: obsolete in 10yrs. Electrical technologies: 1881 england power plants, safer travel electric lamp posts, stores, homes. Late 1918 small percent of homes are equipped for electric: whole new development of schools and industries. Imperialism is key to a thing as simple as powering a light bulb. Transforms women s lives giving them independence to do domestic tasks themselves. Some countries industrialize due to the provision of electricity. Cost of clothes down due to the sewing machine.
