Early Industrialization
What is the definition of industrialization?
When new inventions cause a change in society
What is a division of labor?
Separating work into different tasks
How many cars had been purchased in the 1930s?
26 million
What is a corporation?
A business owned by multiple people
What is the definition of globalization?
The process by which different countries became connected through culture, economics, and politics
What word means "the growth of cities"?
Urbanization
Who used assembly lines to create cars?
Henry Ford
What was one of the main causes of the Chicago Fire?
People living too close together
What was completed in 1869?
The first railroad from east to west
What two modes of transportation became very common by the end of the 1800's?
Steamboats and Trains
What types of jobs did most people have during industrialization?
Jobs in factories
What did Eli Whitney do in the early 1800s?
Made products using identical parts
What power source became common during industrialization?
Electricity
What resource was widely used in 1900?
Coal
Which salesman created the sewing machine and began selling them in Europe?
Issac Singer
Who invented the telegraph, one of the most important inventions that changed communication?
Samuel F.B. Morse
What led to higher productivity?
A division of labor or the assembly line
What caused safety services like firefighters to be essential for protection, especially in cities?
The Chicago Fire
What did steel allow businesses to do?
Allowed them to make skyscrapers
What three countries other than America did Isaac Singer build factories in?
Austria, Scotland, and Canada
What invention did Elias Howe create to speed up the production of goods?
The sewing machine
Why did more people move to the city?
So they could work in factories
What happened as mass production and productivity increased?
Prices of items went down
What caused some businesses to become corporations?
Not being able to raise enough money
What are the effects of globalization?
People could invest their money in companies that were in other countries, and it allowed companies in free markets around the world to compete with each other