Industrial Revolution

3.0

CHANGES IN MANUFACTURING

the cotton gin, the hydro powered cotton mill, interchangable parts, factory system

Social: machines are found everywhere and are normalized, more clothing and types of clothing, slavery becomes more normalized

Economic: cotton farmers get more pay, farmers buy more land and more slaves, workers who spot machine mistakes don’t need skills to fix them and get paid less

CHANGES IN AGRICULTURE

the steel plow, (cotton gin, hydro powered cotton mill)

Social: farming is a more desirable job, there isn’t as much struggle for food or farmed items.

Economic: farmers get more pay and buy more land

CHANGES IN TRANSPORTATION

steam engine

Social: people can travel for fun across water without difficulty

Economic: trading becomes quicker and easier

CHANGES IN COMMUNICATION

telegraph

Social: people can move far away and still talk, countries can communicate more easily

Economic: trading deals can be made over long distances?

4.0

21st Century: mobile networking, augmented reality, artificial heart, smartphones, digital real time maps, amazon, wikipedia, online games, home/voice assistants,

19th Century: telegraph, steamboat, cotton gin, steel plow,

In the past, doing less labor was the main goal of all of these inventions. Nowadays, we still focus a lot on convenience, but we’ve also focused a lot on entertainment and medical advancements. Both times have an increase in social.