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The Growth of Industrial Prosperity. The Second Industrial Revolution. “Age of Progress” 1871-1894 New products replaced textiles, railroads, iron, coal Steel Chemicals Electricity Internal combustion engine Europeans could spend more $ on consumer products Tariffs Cartel - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRIAL PROSPERITY
The Second Industrial Revolution
“Age of Progress” 1871-1894 New products replaced textiles, railroads, iron, coal Steel Chemicals Electricity Internal combustion engine Europeans could spend more $ on consumer
products Tariffs Cartel Larger factories assembly line
The Industrial Economy Rocky economy
1871-1895 La Belle Epoque
1895-1914 GR replaced BR as
industrial leader of EU
Two economic zones BR, BG, FR, NT, GR,
AUS, N. IT advanced industrialized core
A-H, SP, PR, RS, Balkans weak industry & economy
New patterns in agriculture
Spread of IR Japan Development of
world economy
Women and Work Women’s “right to
work”? Pieceworkers and
“sweating” After 1870 new
white-collar jobs for women
Some women forced in prostitution
Organizing the Working Classes Many influenced by
Karl Marx German Social
Democratic Party (SPD)
Socialist parties modeled after SPD in other countries
Second International socialist organization
Eduard Bernstein evolutionary socialism/revisionism
Many socialist parties remained tied to national concerns/issues
Development of trade unions
Some socialists driven to anarchism