Second Industrial Revolution
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The Second Industrial Revolution was a late 19th- to early 20th-century wave of rapid industrialization marked by advances in steel production, electricity, chemicals, and mass production techniques that transformed economies and societies worldwide.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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industrial revolution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Industrial Revolution
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surface form:
Technological Revolution
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| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic history
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history of technology ⓘ industrialization ⓘ |
| follows |
Industrial Revolution
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surface form:
First Industrial Revolution
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| hasCause |
advances in scientific knowledge
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availability of capital ⓘ expansion of railway networks ⓘ growing global markets ⓘ state support for industry ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
accelerated urban growth
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changes in gender roles ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ global shift in industrial power toward the United States and Germany ⓘ growth of middle class ⓘ increased standard of living for many ⓘ new forms of labor exploitation ⓘ rise of industrial working class ⓘ widening social inequalities ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
development of modern communication networks
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development of modern transportation networks ⓘ expansion of global trade ⓘ growth of corporations ⓘ growth of wage labor ⓘ horizontal integration ⓘ increased productivity ⓘ intensified competition among industrial powers ⓘ labor migration ⓘ large-scale factory production ⓘ new forms of imperialism ⓘ professionalization of engineering ⓘ rapid industrialization ⓘ rise of big business ⓘ rise of consumer culture ⓘ rise of labor unions ⓘ scientific research in industry ⓘ urbanization ⓘ vertical integration ⓘ |
| hasKeyIndustry |
automobile industry
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chemical industry ⓘ electrical industry ⓘ machine tool industry ⓘ petroleum industry ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| hasKeyTechnology |
Bessemer process
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artificial fertilizers ⓘ assembly line ⓘ electric lighting ⓘ electric power generation ⓘ electric streetcars ⓘ internal combustion engine ⓘ mass production techniques ⓘ modern shipbuilding (steel hulls) ⓘ open-hearth process ⓘ radio (wireless telegraphy) ⓘ refrigeration technology ⓘ scientific management ⓘ skyscrapers ⓘ standardized interchangeable parts ⓘ steel-framed construction ⓘ subways ⓘ synthetic dyes ⓘ telegraph expansion ⓘ telephone ⓘ turbine technology ⓘ |
| influenced |
World War I industrial warfare
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environmental pollution patterns ⓘ global economic integration ⓘ labor legislation ⓘ mass media development ⓘ modern capitalist economies ⓘ modern transportation systems ⓘ modern urban life ⓘ social reform movements ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Germany
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Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Western Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Industrial Revolution
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surface form:
First Industrial Revolution
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| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Industrial Revolution (later phase)
this entity surface form:
Technological Revolution
this entity surface form:
American Industrial Revolution
Bessemer steel works at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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historicalContext
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Second Industrial Revolution
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this entity surface form:
Second Industrial Revolution in the United States
this entity surface form:
Industrial Revolution in the United States