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Social Studies
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04/16/2012

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Second industrial revolution
Definition
technological advances were important to the Second Industrial Revolution, a period of rapid growth in U.S. manufacturing in the late 1800's
befor: 77,000 tones
after: 1,000,000 tones
over all answer= because steel is better in every way
Term
what was the the steel industry important
Definition
the Bessemer process which would blow hot air to purify the the iron and make iron this reconstructed the steel industry to the very core
Term
how did railroads change because of steel industry.
Definition
train tickets coast coast less therefore shipping rates went down
Term
what was different about the second industrial revolution
Definition
because the second industrial revolution was changing a life style were as the firs IR was more about jobs and the economy
Term
how did oil developed as a power source
Definition
oil was seen as a menus for most people who where drilling for oil. Pennsylvania, Ohio, and west Virginia
Term
how does electricity spread
Definition
Tomas Edison created the light bulb and Benjamin Francine was first to control electricity from lightning
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what rush of advention
Definition
finding solutions to make life easyer
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