WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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products were produced by animal power
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workers had periods of hectic work, like at harvest time, and then inactivity
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machines did all the work, and workers supervised
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people worked regular hours and did the same work over and over
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Detailed explanation-1: -Division of labor-The factory system introduced the division of labor. This is where different workers each have a specific task in making the product. Each worker can specialize in one small task and doesn’t have to know how to make the entire product.
Detailed explanation-2: -The factory system is a method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labor. Because of the high capital cost of machinery and factory buildings, factories are typically privately owned by wealthy individuals or corporations who employed the operative labor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Discover how Richard Arkwright kick-started a transformation in the textiles industry and created a vision of the machine-powered, factory-based future of manufacturing.
Detailed explanation-4: -The pace of work usually became faster and faster; work was often performed in factories built to house the machines. Finally, factory managers began to enforce an industrial discipline, forcing workers to work set hours which were often very long.