WH - Chapter 25.3 - The Industrial Revolution -Section 3 - Industrialization Spreads
Why did Belgium lead Europe in adopting industrialization?
Belgium led Europe in adopting Britain's new technology. It had rich deposits of iron ore and coal as well as fine waterways for transportation. As in the United States British skilled workers played a key role in industrializing Belgium. William Cockerill carried secret plans for building spinning machinery to Beligum. His son John eventually built an enormous industrial enterprise in eastern Belgium. It produced a variety of mechanical equipment, including steam engines and railway locomotives. Carrying the latest British advances, more British workers came to work with Cockerill. Several then founded their own companies in Europe.
What factors slowed industrialization in Germany?
Germany was politically divided in the early 1800s. Economic isolation and scattered resources hampered countrywide industrialization.
How did industrialization make Germany a powerful nation?
Germany's economic strength spurred its ability to develop as a military power. By the late 1800s a unified, imperial Germany had become both an industrial and a military giant.
Why did imperialism grow out of industrialization?
Imperialism was born out of the cycle of industrialization, the need for resources to supply the factories of Europe, and the development of new markets around the world.
How did the Industrial Revolution shift the world balance of power?
It increased competition between industrialized nations and poverty in less-developed nations.
What corporate giants formed in the United States in the late 1800's?
Standard Oil (founded by John D. Rockefeller) and the Carnegie Steel Company (founded by Andrew Carnegie).
How did the development of the industrialized middle class transform society?
The development of a middle class created great opportunities for education and democratic participation. Greater democratic participation in turn, fueled a powerful movement for social reform.
What inventions contributed to industrialization boom in the United States in the late 1800's?
The electric light bulb and the telephone.
What early industries mechanized in the United States? As in Britain
industrialization in the United States began in the textile industry.
Corporation
is a business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts.
Stock
or certain rights of ownership of a corporation.
Imperialism
the policy of extending one country's rule over many other lands.