IndustrialRevolution–TheRevolutionthatChangedtheWorld.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Telephone Alexander Graham Bell patented the first telephone in 1876. John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller became the richest man in the world in the oil business. He created Standard Oil Company. Oil began being used in all types of machines, like cars. Henry Ford Henry Ford invented the first practical car, the Model T. The car had been invented earlier, but Ford was the first to make the car affordable. Samuel Gompers With all the new businesses being created, someone needed to take care of the workers. Gompers created the American Federation of Labor, or organization of other labor unions that had bonded together to protect the rights of workers. What are the similarities between Carnegie, Rockefeller, Stanford, and Ford? They were all leaders of big business Orville and Wilber Wright The Wright brothers were the first men to successfully fly an airplane. The flight lasted only twelve seconds, but it proved men could fly. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The Industrial Revolution The Revolution that changed the world forever Industrial – Having to do with industry, business or manufacturing Revolution – a huge change or a change in the way things are done Industrial Revolution – a change from making things by hand to making them in factories. Transportation Before the Industrial Revolution, people relied on the horse and their own feet to get around. With the invention of the steam locomotive, transportation took a huge step forward. The first two major railroad companies were the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads. Passenger carriers An original steam engine Steam locomotive Leland Stanford Leland Stanford was a business tycoon, (a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry) co-founder of the Central Pacific Railroad, creator of Stanford University, and the governor of California. Textiles With the invention of the spinning jenny and the power loom, the textile industry took off. Clot