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George Stephenson
An English engineer born in 1781 and died in 1848. He invented the "Rocket" with his son. He also made the first passenger railways -
Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves 1765 in England. Was created to be able to spin wool or cotton in bigger quantities. This machine made it easier and faster to produce cotton yarn and thread with reduced labor costs. -
James Watt
James Watt is a Scottish inventor. James was born in 1736 and died in 1819. He was most famous for inventing different types of steam engines that helped start the industrial revolution in 1769. -
Richard Arkwright
Born in 1732 and died in 1792. He was an English inventor. He created a spinning machine used to spin cotton yarn faster then they ever could before. -
Socialism
Socialism came about in 1789. It was a reaction from the public due to the economic issues in the Industrial Revolution. The harsh working conditions were a huge problem. -
Alfred Nobel
Born in 1833 and die din 1896 was a Swedish chemist inventor and more. Alfred invented dynamite and later developed the "Blasting Cap". Alfred also was responsible for the modern use of high explosives -
Germ Theory
The Germ theory was first invented by Louis Pasteur in 1861. The theory was that bacteria causes infection and disease. He proved that food spoiled because of invisible bacteria. -
Guglielmo Marconi
Italian Engineer, inventor, physicist, and politician. He was born in 1874 and died in 1837. He was known for his invention of the practical radio wave based wireless telegraph system. -
Automobile
The automobile caused a revolution across the United States. The Automobile was invented in 1886 by Karl Benz. Henry Ford created the assembly line to create these automobiles. -
Assembly line
One of the most important inventions in the early 1900's. Ransom E. Olds was the inventor of the assembly line. This allowed parts to be installed in an order and it took less time. -
Social Democracy
Social democracy was a huge part of the Industrial Revolution. Social democracy was to replace private ownership with social ownership in production. Was advocating for a peaceful transition. -
Airplane
The Wright brothers were responsible for the first successful flights in 1903. Changed Americans ways to travel and to transfer goods. Started the development of manned flights and eventually leading to military airborne forces. -
Mutual-Aid Societies
Also known as "Friendly Societies". These societies would collect resources to later use them in needed times. Members would pay to the collective fund so they could use it later. -
Communism
Communism is where the state owns the major resources. The industrial revolution created the conditions that helped come up with the idea of communism. The class struggle became a central idea in communism. -
Social Gospel
A social movement to introduce Christian ideas to social issues. Charles Sheldon was behind this idea by asking "What would Jesus do?". Was thought to be able to fix problems by Jesus' teachings.