Rise of Industrialization Study Guide
Industrial Growth
Key Question: What factors helped industry to grow and prosper?
F
Financial Resources (like bank loans and incorporation)
A
Advertising: people were convinced that they needed new products
C
Cost of production is lower due to the assembly line
T
Transportation advances helped create national markets
O
Old-style is out! New inventions (light bulb & telephone)
R
Raw materials (like iron ore) and access to energy (like coal and electricity)
Y
Young and old immigrated to the U.S. and people moved from farms to the city
Railroads
Key Question: Why was the railroad industry important?
1. It shipped natural resources (raw materials) to Eastern factories
2. It shipped iron ore deposits to steel mills in Pittsburgh
3. The finished products were then shipped to national markets
4. It linked resources
Key Questions:
Who were the captains?
products
markets
Captains of Industry
What were their industries?
John D. Rockefeller
Oil
Andrew Carnegie
Steel
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Shipping and railroads
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Cities and Regions Grow
Key Questions: What are examples of
What are the corresponding population
specialized industries?
centers?
1. Textile industry
New England
2. Steel industry
Pittsburgh
3. Meat-packing industry
Chicago
4. Automobile industry
Detroit
City Growth
Key Question: Why did cities grow and develop?
1. Immigration
2. Movement of Americans from rural to urban areas for job opportunities
Farm Life Changes
Key Question: How did industrialization and the rise of big business influence life on farms and in
cities?
1. Mechanization, like the reaper, reduced farm labor needs and increased production
2. Industrial development in the cities led to increased labor needs
3. Industrialization provided access to consumer goods (mail order catalogues brought
products to all corners of the United States)
Inventions
Key Questions: Who were the inventors?
Which invention brought great change and
helped industries grow?
1.
Thomas Edison
2. Alexander Graham Bell
Light bulb and mechanical uses of
electricity
Telephone: improved communication