There is no question that the Industrial Revolution had an enormous impact on American society between 1870 and 1940‚ but the question is what kind of an impact did it have during this period. The overall effect of the Industrial Revolution turned out to be a positive push towards modernization in America. As Stephen Gardiner‚ a British architect and writer during the 20th century‚ said‚ “The Industrial Revolution was another one of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization
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The Industrial Revolution was a vital period of time in the history of the United States of America that had a huge impact on the society and the economy. It was a time going from old America‚ to modern America. Technological advancements were a fundamental part to this. As Inventions and other advancements in technology flourished‚ the United States had made a massive improvement on its industrial aspects. Three sources‚ such as “The Rise of Industrial America”‚ “The Growth of Big Businesses: It’s
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Second US Industrial Revolution‚ 1870 -1910 Darris Adkins Abstract In this brief paper‚ a description of two developments of industrialization that positively affected the United States and two developments that negatively affected the United States will be discussed. An analysis of whether or not industrialization was generally beneficial or detrimental to the lives of Americans and the history of the United States will be outlined. Second US Industrial Revolution‚ 1870 -1910 In this brief
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Social circles and family spheres were also greatly impacted by the Industrial Revolution. In particular‚ the shaping of modern society is seen through the shift of population to urban areas. Modern urban areas‚ made up of skyscrapers and highly clustered buildings‚ emerged from the rising steel industry. The steel industry‚ an imperative business to transportation and architecture‚ began making buildings which grew upwards instead of outwards. This allowed more housing in compact cities for the
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After Reconstruction‚ the makeup of American life changed dramatically with the Second Industrial Revolution. The Second Industrial Revolution was driven by rise of the patented inventions and the formation of corporations. Many of these corporations were bought out by a few wealthy men to form trusts. These trusts such as the Carnegie Steel Company and Standard Oil Company were essentially monopolies that controlled the economy and politics. This rise of big business from 1870 to 1900 was achieved
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The Second Industrial Revolution brought unity and prosperity to the once uneconomical Europe. Products such as railroads‚ coal‚ iron‚ and textiles‚ as well as the discovery of electricity‚ and use of chemicals‚ petroleum‚ and steel‚ are all contributes to what is referred to as the Second Industrial Revolution. These products brought improvement and advancement to all social classes. The Middle Class was profited greatly due to the Revolution. Some were even starting to merge with upper class
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reforms came out of these investigations? The Second Industrial Revolution (1840-1900) James Hager Touro University International HIS# 101 Professor Dr. Amarjit Gill Module 1 (Case Assignment) During the industrial revolution many factories and mines did everything they could to exploit women and children by having them work in less than desirable conditions. Women and child labor was used for many years in many different industrial positions that would normally only be worked by
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The Second Industrial Revolution changed American in several different ways. It introduced new technology that improved existing products‚ and created new ones. It also featured improved manufacturing processes that decreased the production cost of items and therefore increase the size of the market. New technology‚ such as improvements to the railroad‚ made it easy to get raw materials to the cities and get finished products to other markets. Overland mail used to take 180 days‚ but with the completion
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Industrial Revolution There was an overall impact on the positivity of the industrial revolution. In factories‚ there was more development of assembly lines‚ all the railroads had faster‚ and better production of goods. With problems like child labor and over-crowding‚ the industrial revolution contributed. It helped provide new school funding for more child care‚ too. Resulting in‚ the Industrial Revolution enhanced both the economic production AND the way people lived in their modern life. Factories
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The Industrial Revolution and its Impacts on Parochial Schools in the United States The 2nd Industrial Revolution brought forth the invention of new machines‚ new business‚ and even a new system of education to the United States. In this paper I will be discussing the latter. I will start with some background history of the 2nd Industrial Revolution‚ then I will argue that the economic power of the revolution brought with it European Catholics who
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