Social Sciences and History / Unit 6 SSH 0527 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Second Industrial Revolution and Export Economies
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The idea
After eighteen fifty Britain, France, Belgium, Germany and the United States entered the Second Industrial Revolution: steel, rubber, chemicals, electricity and the internal combustion engine. Canada, Italy, Russia and Japan followed. India, Egypt, Latin America and China became export economies supplying raw materials and markets.
In practice
Deindustrialization: a region's industry declining.
Where people slip
Export economy is a key term the exam tests.
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