Positive effects of the industrial revolution
Increased Average Standard of Living
-High School Graduation Rates: On the "Statistics on Industrial Growth" chart, 2% of 17-year-olds had a diploma; by 1910, this number increased to 9%.
-GNP Increase: On the "Statistics on Industrial Growth" chart, the GNP per capita went from $531 in 1870 to $1299 in 1910.
-Less Infant Mortality: On the "Statistics on Industrial Growth" chart, the infant mortality rate went from 170 in 1870 to 117 in 1910.
Everyday Tasks Became Easier
-Newer Technology: On the "Timeline of Selected Inventions by Thomas Alva Edison", the printing telegraph was invented in 1869, and followed by the automatic telegraph in 1872. In the 1908 Sears catalogue article, "Superba Laundry Washing Machine", the newly-invented washing machine was described as "the best machine to be found anywhere", and it would "have all of your desires fulfilled".
-High School Graduation Rates: On the "Statistics on Industrial Growth" chart, 2% of 17-year-olds had a diploma; by 1910, this number increased to 9%.
-GNP Increase: On the "Statistics on Industrial Growth" chart, the GNP per capita went from $531 in 1870 to $1299 in 1910.
-Less Infant Mortality: On the "Statistics on Industrial Growth" chart, the infant mortality rate went from 170 in 1870 to 117 in 1910.
Everyday Tasks Became Easier
-Newer Technology: On the "Timeline of Selected Inventions by Thomas Alva Edison", the printing telegraph was invented in 1869, and followed by the automatic telegraph in 1872. In the 1908 Sears catalogue article, "Superba Laundry Washing Machine", the newly-invented washing machine was described as "the best machine to be found anywhere", and it would "have all of your desires fulfilled".