Expansion of Industry

Factor 1: Abundant Natural Resources

A. Which resources played crucial roles in industrialization?

Some resources which played crucial roles in industrialization were oil (kerosene).

B. How did Edwin L. Drake help industry to acquire larger quantities of oil?
Edwin L. Drake helped industries to aquire larger quantities of oil because he had "successfully used a steam engine to drill for oil " which made it a lot easier to get oil from the ground and therefore pushed the oil drilling industry foward.

C. How did the Bessemer process allow better use of iron ore?
The Bessemer process allowed better use of iron ore because through this process air was injected into molten iron to remove carbon and other things. This made steel and thus made a better use of the iron ore.

D. What new uses for steel were developed at this time?
Some new uses for steel that were developed were mainly rails for the railroads that were being developed, along with barbed wire and some farming machines.


Factor 2: Increasing number of Inventions

A. How did Thomas Alva Edison contribute to this development?
Thomas Alva Edison contributed to this development because, not only did he invent the first research laboratoy, but he also created the lightbulb ! This later led to his invention of distributing electricity.

B. How did George Westinghouse contribute to it? 

George Westinghouse contributed to this development because he "added innovations that made electricity safer and less  expensive."

C. How did Christopher Sholes contribute? 
Christopher Sholes contributed to this development because he invented the typewriter.

D. How did Alexandar Graham Bell contribute?
Alexandar Graham Bell contributed to this development because he invented the telephone (along with Thomas Watson) which obviously chamged the world's way of communication.

Factor 3: Expanding Urban Populations Provided new markets for inventions and industrial goods; and provided a ready supply of labor for industry

Factor 4: Government Support of Rapid Industrialization