Curated OER
La Belle Époque [1871-1914]:
Progress through various aspects of the "The Beautiful Era" in this presentation. Political, technological, and scientific contexts surround the time of innovation and change in the world landscape. The short length of this slide show...
Curated OER
Child Labor in the Carolinas
Fifth graders explore child labor and how children were exploited and used in the work place. In this Industrial Revolution lesson plan, 5th graders research child labor by reading, looking at photographs and drawing conclusions then...
Other
Hillsborough Community College: The Rise of Unions and Labor Activism [Pdf]
Lengthy article on the Second Industrial Revolution in the United States. Looks at the growth of businesses into corporations with large workforces and manufacturing facilities, and the labor issues and organizations that arose as...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap World History: The Dawn of the Industrial Age, 1750 1914
AP World History learning module on the Industrial Age, 1750-1914. Comprehensive interactive and multi-media course materials.
Northwestern University
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences: Second Industrial Revolution [Pdf]
A lengthy essay on the Second Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author looks at seven major aspects of technology that were affected by the revolution and makes...
Digital History
Digital History: The Rise of Big Business
This resource provides information about the rise of big business in America after the Civil War. Read about the modern corporation, increased mechanization, and consumer products.
Digital History
Digital History: The Industrial Revolution [Pdf]
This site covers both the initial Industrial Revolution in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the second revolution that highlighted new inventions and the businessmen who financed industry. Read brief...
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: The Second Industrial Revolution
An overview of the achievements that occurred during the second Industrial Revolution are found on this site. It includes information on gas and electric power, communications, public transportation, the motor and flight industries, and...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless u.s. History: Manufacturing
A section of a textbook on U.S. history. It presents key concepts on manufacturing and its mechanization during the Second Industrial Revolution, vocabulary that students need to understand, several paragraphs of information, and links...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The Second Industrial Revolution
Examine how the second industrial revolution was different than the first one. This slideshow will deepen understanding of the progress achieved.
Open Door Team
Open Door Web Site: Urban Conditions
A section of a textbook on European history. It examines what it was like to live in urban settings during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Other
Red Mountain High School: The Growing u.s. In the Late 1800's/early 1900's [Pdf]
A PowerPoint presentation covering American history during the second Industrial Revolution. Learn the forces behind monopolies, the growth of cities, and the development of labor unions among other aspects of progression at this time in...
Other
The Industrial Revolution: Changes in Society
A guided website which covers the major aspects of the Industrial Revolution from about 1750 until 1830. Areas such as industry, agriculture are explored.
BBC
Bbc: History Trails: Victorian Britain
Victorian Britain experienced dramatic economic growth but at great social cost. Read about the times, and play online learning games as well.
Other
U.s. History Scene: The Second Industrial Revolution, 1870 1914
Between 1820 and 1860, the visual map of the United States was transformed by unprecedented urbanization and rapid territorial expansion, facilitated by the railroad system. These changes mutually fueled the Second Industrial Revolution...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Significant Inventions of the Industrial Revolution
This resource presents a long list of important inventions during the First Industrial Revolutions, organized consecutively from 1701-1839. Includes short descriptions and images. This is followed by a table listing inventions from the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Gilded Age: America Moves to the City
Discusses the urbanization that took place at the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. Includes questions for students at end.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: After the Civil War: The New South
After the Civil War, there was some impetus to modernize the South's economy to make it more industrialized and less agrarian. It never gained traction while sharecropping and tenant farming did, ensuring the persistence of rural...
Other
History World International: Industrial Revolution
A short history of the Industrial Revolution, the reasons that it began in England, some of the significant inventions that had a major impact, changes in transportation, the rise of labor unions, its spread to the United States, and the...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Second Industrial Revolution
This site from the Fordham University and the Internet Modern History Sourcebook offers an outline of primary source materials covering the Second Industrial Revolution and advanced capitalism as well as new technologies associated with...
Bowling Green State University
United States History: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration
These are study notes for key points when learning about the industrialization of America during the Gilded Age. Looks at causes and consequences of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Industrialization in America
A comprehensive overview of what led to the emergence of and the effects of both Industrial Revolutions in the United States.