2nd Industrial Revolution (1 gen 1870 anni – 1 gen 1914 anni)

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Between 1820 and 1860, the visual map of the United States was transformed by unprecedented urbanization and rapid territorial expansion. These changes mutually fueled the Second Industrial Revolution which peaked between 1870 and 1914. Historians have labeled the years from 1870-1914 as the period of the Second Industrial Revolution. While the First Industrial Revolution caused the growth of industries, such as coal, iron, railroads and textiles, the Second Industrial Revolution witnessed the expansion of electricity, petroleum and steel. The Industrial Revolution was overall more good than bad. This because it shaped life and made society better. Some examples of how the Industrial Revolution was good was that a new government was formed through the ideas of the time period, that are still used today in many countries across the world.