The time of the second industrial revolution: 65438+the late 1960s.

The first industrial revolution greatly improved productivity and consolidated the leading position of capitalist countries. With the growing strength of the bourgeoisie, they hope to further strengthen their economic and political status.

The second industrial revolution promoted the rapid development of productive forces, which brought about earth-shaking changes in the social outlook, forming a situation in which the West was advanced and the East was backward, and capitalism gradually established its rule over the world.

The first industrial revolution replaced manual workshops with factory system and manual labor with machines. In social relations, the industrial revolution made the yeoman peasant class attached to the backward mode of production disappear, and the industrial bourgeoisie and the industrial proletariat formed and developed.

The first industrial revolution greatly closed the links around the world, changed the face of the world, and finally established the dominant position of the bourgeoisie in the world. Britain, which took the lead in completing the industrial revolution, soon became the world hegemon.

The second industrial revolution greatly promoted the development of social productive forces and had a far-reaching impact on the economy, politics, culture, military, science and technology and productive forces of human society. The degree of socialization of capitalist production has been greatly strengthened, and monopoly organizations have emerged.

The second industrial revolution made the capitalist countries develop unevenly in economy, culture, politics and military affairs, and the imperialist struggle for market economy and world hegemony became more intense. The second industrial revolution promoted the formation of the world colonial system, finally established the capitalist world system, and the world gradually became a whole.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-The First Industrial Revolution

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Second Industrial Revolution