BUS 1301 Lecture Notes - Newly Industrialized Country, Compulsory Education, Mass Production
Document Summary
Old age began around your 40th birthday. You lived and died within a few miles of where you were born. You spent most of your time farming. The industrial revolution made possible sustained economic growth, mass production and rising living standards for the first time in history. Began in england around the mid 18th century. Advances in the mechanization in agriculture freed up more people to do other things than farming. Factories began to employ these new people to do mass production. Advances in medicine and science led to people living longer lives. Mass production of books and demand for literate labor force led to the rise in public schools and eventually, compulsory education. Entered its 2nd phase in america in the early years of the 20th century, based the mass production of cars(ford motors, general motors, etc), electrical machinery, steel, oil, and chemicals.
