topic 5.4
industrialization spreads in the period from 1750 to 1900
THEMATIC FOCUS
Technology and Innovation (TEC)
Human adaptation and innovation have resulted in increased efficiency, comfort, and security, and technological advances have shaped human development and interactions with both intended and unintended consequences.
Unit 5: Learning Objective E
Explain how different modes and locations of production have developed and changed over time.
HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENTS
KC-1
The rapid development of steam-powered industrial production in European countries and the U.S. contributed to the increase in these regions’ share of global manufacturing during the first Industrial Revolution. While Middle Eastern and Asian countries continued to produce manufactured goods, these regions’ share in global manufacturing declined.
KC-2
As new methods of industrial production became more common in parts of northwestern Europe, they spread to other
parts of Europe and the United States, Russia, and Japan.