1-Americas

=Americas, 1750-1914=

=Political= - **luddities** detroyed mills and machines blaming them for unenployment - Parliament passed laws to restrict child labor -socialists, followers of **socialism**, worked to send kids to school and create ideal communities - universal male suffrage -followers of **communism** wanted the abolishment of property =Economic= -1900, US was an economic powerhouse -businesses and factories were expanding -moved economic production out of the house -constantly attempting to industrialize, spread out, and gain money =Religious= N/A

=Social= -raised material standards of living -the more stuff and extravagant it is, the higher your status -problems in the **demographic transition**, the shifting patterns of fertility and mortality, was occuring -many, such as **Karl Marx**, began to take action toward the dream of transforming the newly created industrial world =Intellectual= -**Henry Ford** made working more convenient with assembly line =(Technology)= -steam engine, created by **James Watt**, was crucial for shipping -factory system replaced putting out system -railroads were built for transport =Near Geographic= -size of US was used to their adv. -lots of space to expand -resources to industrialize