🇪🇺ap european history review

Internal combustion engine

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An engine that burns fuel internally to produce power, a key innovation in transportation and communication during the second industrial revolution.

AP course connection

Topic 6.3: 6.3 Second-Wave Industrialization and Its Effects

Unit 6