The Second Industrial Revolution

Unit Guide

Michigan Standards6.1 Growth of an Industrial and Urban AmericaExplain the causes and consequences – both positive and negative – of the Industrial Revolution and America’s growth from a predominantly agricultural, commercial, and rural nation to a more industrial and urban nation between 1870 and 1930.

6.1.1 Factors in the American Industrial Revolution – Analyze the factors that enabled the United States to become a major industrial power, including:• gains from trade• organizational “revolution” (corporations & unions)• advantages of physical geography • immigration and migration • economic polices of government • technological advances

6.1.2 Labor’s Response to Industrial Growth – Evaluate the different responses of labor to industrial change including:• development of organized labor, including the Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, and the United Mine Workers• southern and western farmers’ reactions, including the growth of populism and the populist movement

6.1.3 Urbanization – Analyze the changing urban and rural landscape by examining:• the location and expansion of major urban centers • the growth of cities linked by industry and trade • the development of cities divided by race, ethnicity, class• resulting tensions among and within groups • different perspectives about urban immigrant experiences

Essential Question: How did the Second Industrial Revolution impact and change the United States?

Big Picture - Focus Questions:1. How did the United States become a major industrial power?2. In what ways did labor respond to industrial growth?3. In what ways did cities change as they grew in size and population?

Unit Reflection Questions: What area do you think your generation might revolutionize? How did we do as a nation in advancing towards our ideals during this era?

Learning Targets

You will be able to: Identify new industries that emerged at the end of the 1800’s and explain

why the Second Industrial Revolution was important for the U.S. Identify and explain the factors that enabled the U.S. to be transformed in the

Second Industrial Revolution. Identify major people and events of the Second Industrial Revolution. Explain the impact of the revolution on business, workers, immigrants and

the labor movement. Discuss labors response to the working conditions of the Second Industrial

Revolution. Identify and discuss the impact of the Second Industrial Revolution on

farmers and their response. Explain how mass marketing changed life in the United States. Identify and discuss role and impact of urbanization in the Second Industrial

Revolution. Identify and discuss the effects of the Second Industrial Revolution on the

United States. Compare and contrast the Second Industrial Revolution to today’s

Technological Revolution Discuss possible lessons learned from the Second Industrial Revolution we

need to learn and apply today.

Second Industrial Revolution Key Terms & People: (You should be able to identify, use and explain the following key terms and people)

Bessemer process John D. Rockefeller blacklistEdwin L. Drake vertical integration Samuel Gomperswildcatter horizontal integration Eugene V. Debstranscontinental railroad Andrew Carnegie mass transitentrepreneur Cornelius Vanderbilt Wright Brotherscaptitalism Sherman Antitrust Act telegraphlaissez-faire sweatshop Alexander Graham Bellsocial Darwinism Knights of Labor Thomas Alva Edisonmonopoly xenophobia AFL (American Federation

of Labor)

Life at the Turn of the Century Key Terms & People: (You should be able to identify, use and explain the following key terms and people)

Ellis Island Jane Addams William McKinleyAngel Island Social Gospel National Grangeliteracy test William Marcy Tweed Populist Partysettlement house

The Second Industrial Revolution

Resources for learning content: Reading, Questions & Reviews : Textbook – American Anthem: Reconstruction to the

Present – Chapter 14, The Second Industrial Revolution, pages 458-485 and Chapter 15, Life at the Turn of the Century, pages 486-506 (sections 1-3). Answer keys are available for Chapter 14 and 15 section reviews and chapter reviews in order to formatively check your knowledge and understanding.

Lecture/Teaching : Educational Portal / History 104 – U.S. History II – There are 11 video teachings in this chapter—all can be found on the class website in the “Online Teachings” tab. ***(Remember you must use my “Online Teachings” tab to be able to access these teachings—you cannot select or advance teachings from the Education Portal site.)

Second Industrial Revolution PowerPoints : Chapter 14 & 15 PowerPoint are available on the class website in the “Online Teachings” tab. There is also a “PP/Lec Notes” worksheet available for the Chapter 14 PowerPoint to help you organize your learning.

Classroom Study Groups : Students can choose to work with a group of students to complete readings, reviews, etc.

Classroom Discussion Groups : Students can choose to work with a group of students to discuss, evaluate and analyze unit content and concepts.

Edmodo Discussions : There will be a variety of discussions on Edmodo to help you increase your understanding of unit content and concepts, BUT also feel free to start own discussion topic about this unit.

ME—YOUR TEACHER : Don’t forget to ask me questions, both about The American West or about strategies for learning; Especially if you need guidance setting up an effective plan to learn the material.