The Second Industrial/The
Second Agricultural Revolution
Matt and Elise
Set 8/African Asian Studies
Mr. Klick
What is the Second
Industrial/Agricultural Revolution?
• The Second Industrial/Agricultural Revolution
was when Certain parts of Europe and the
United States began to once again change
their technology, the economy, and social
aspects of the industrial world. This also
included the change to mechanization and
urbanization. Many farms started to use
machines to help make farming and
harvesting faster and more efficient.
When did it take place?
• The Second Industrial/Agricultural Revolution
took place in the 19th century from the early
1870s through World War II and is occurring
today.
What Happened?
• During the second Industrial/Agricultural
Revolution many new inventions, ideas,
economic, and social changes occurred.
• Many new inventions helped make life a
whole lot easier, faster, efficient, and some
what safer.
Who was involved?
Multiple of countries all over the world, were involved in the
second industrial revolution. Some were:
France
United States
Germany
Canada
China
There were many other countries in Europe that was
involved in the second industrial revolution besides for just
France and Germany, but they were two of the biggest.
Shaping the World
• Made many advances in technology and the
economy.
• People stopped using hand tools, and started
using machines, which we still use today to
produce many things.
• Created many new jobs opportunities
• Cities became more populated
Urbanization
• Urbanization refers to the process in which an
increasing proportion of an entire population
lives in cities, and the suburbs of cities
• The growing urbanization had three major
requirements for industrial growth.
• First, most factories were located in the centers
where coal and other raw materials were located.
• Second, cities were normally located in the
centers for transportation.
• Third, the banks were usually located in political
centers.
The different Inventions
• During this time many different things were
invented.
• For Example electricity, the telegraph, the
telephone, the automobile, the assembly line,
the phonograph, and many other things.
• All of these helped contribute to the
development of these countries. These also
helped contribute the urbanization of these
places.
Transportation
• Transportation made a huge impact on
urbanization. The means of transportation
were usually located in the cities, so the
population settled around street cars,
automobiles, and railroads. All of these made
getting around a city and the suburbs faster,
easier, and more efficient.
Problems
Even though there were many great new
things that were being produced during the
industrial revolution, it did have it’s problems.
One major problem that happened a lot was
monopolies, which were created by large
businesses.
Works Cited
• ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: Login. Web.
22 Oct. 2009. <http://www.worldhistory.abcclio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=26&ent
ryid=309405&searchtext=the+second+industrial+
revolution&type=simple&option=all>.
Lessons From History. Web. 22 Oct. 2009.
<http://www.lessons-fromhistory.com/node/55>.