WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Question
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Which of the following was a major difference between the First and the Second Industrial Revolutions in the United States?
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a movement toward making goods in private homes and small workshops instead of in factories
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the replacement power of steam/waterpower with first coal than electrical power
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the replacement of steam/waterpower with animal and human sources of power
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dramatic improvements in farming technology
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -While the First Industrial Revolution centered on textile manufacturing and the innovation of the steam engine, the Second Industrial Revolution focused instead on steel production, the automobile and advances in electricity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The key difference between first and second industrial revolution is that the first industrial revolution was centered on Textiles, steam power, and iron while the second was centered on steel, railroads, petroleum, chemicals and electricity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first industrial revolution moved from farms to factories, while the second made fancier goods more accessible to the common folk as well as adding new transportation.
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