6.2 - Later Industrialization

Otto von Bismarck
- Leader of Germany during its unification and industrialization
Henry Ford (1864 - 1947)
- Assembly line
- Paid workers well
- Created the first cars
Friedrich List
- In Germany, the government played a greater role in industrialization
- Pushed the idea that the gov should nationalize
Idealism (as explanation of historical change)
- Way that things change in history starts with our minds
- The Union won the civil war because of their ideals
Materialism (as explanation of historical change)
- Materials determine history
- The Union won the civil war because they had more people, resources, & manufacturing capacity
Meiji Restoration (1868)
- Returned authority to emperor
- "Prosperous nation, Powerful Military"
- Industrialized Japan
- Economic development
- Mass public education
Samuel Slater (1768-1835)
- Born in the UK
- Worked in cotton & textile mills
- Brought the practice to the US
- "Father of the American Industrial Revolution"
Frederick W. Taylor
- Created Scientific management
  - follow specific instructions to carry out tasks
Eli Whitney (1765 - 1825)
- Invented the Cotton Gin
- Promoted standardization of production