warm up write down 2 recent (5 years) inventions and explain how they have improved your life
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Warm Up
• Write down 2 recent (5 years) inventions and explain how they have improved your life.
PROGRESSIVE ERA
•Period of time from 1890-1920 in which reforms were passed to fix the problems of industrialization and urbanization.
What is Industry?
•The systematic production of goods in factories
• AKA: Making stuff in factories
Urbanization?
The growth of cities
What is a reform?
•A change for the better
Around the turn of the century (1860 - 1900) America was going through a revolution
Before 1900, how do you think most Americans made a living and fed their
families?
Most Americans lived in farms or small towns
The majority of the nation’s income came from
agriculture.
What is agriculture?
Communication was very slow
When do things begin to change?
& The
Begins 1850’s-1860’s
Agriculture is replaced by industry
Millions of people moved from their farms into the cities of America. But why?
JOBS!!!
Characteristics of the Industrial
Revolution
- Steelmaking- Iron ore
- Coal (fuel for steam-powered
machines)
American business leaders began to support inventors
in creating new products and improvements.
Investment - putting money towards a
project
Standardized parts Mass-production
Cash register
Type-writer
Electric light bulb
Motion picture
Telephone (1876)
Singer sewing machine
Phonograph
Electric street car
Would the use of railroads help or
hurt industry in the United States? Explain why?
Promoted settlement
in West
Stimulated industry = goods efficiently
transported year-round
Refrigerated cars = advanced the cattle
industry (Gustavus Swift)
MOO!
•What would you do if someone gave you an extra $1000?
Americans begin buying (consuming)
luxury goods.
•Department Department Stores form in Stores form in the cities the cities replacing small replacing small shopsshops
How does this apply today?
• What are smaller stores today afraid will put them out of business?
Wanamaker’s
#1 - 1861 - John Wanamaker
(Philly)... window
displays, lights, charge card...
#2 - Macy’s (NY)
Advertising becomes a business!
The customer is always right
Sears Catalog
• We have had major changes already from the Industrial Revolution, What are some of the changes still in effect today?