The Economy and the West After the Civil War After the Civil War‚ the government’s role in the economy and westward expansion changed. They became more focussed on helping big industrial businessmen and no longer need to worry about taming the West. The economy itself changed greatly in the post Civil War era. The Industrial Revolution led to a new kind of big business. Now men like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt had huge monopolies and trusts‚ making it nearly impossible for the common
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Industrialization after the Civil War John E. Brown Strayer University HIS 105- Contemporary U. S. History Professor Anthony McCormack November 9‚ 2014 Industrialization after the Civil War When the Civil War was declared over‚ the United States became a better nation because of the Constitutional Amendments that were passed outlawing slavery and giving the government as well as the state the ability to serve and protect everyone. This paper will also show major aspects of industrialization
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INDUSTRIALIZATION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR FINAL PAPER Name Instructor Course title Date Industrialization after the Civil War Final Paper Introduction The end of the civil war in America marked a new beginning and awakening of industrialization. The sector realized significant improvements that were manifested through social‚ economic and political changes within the United States. Mass movement of people from the rural areas to urban areas‚ increased number of factories and the shift of the American
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Industrialization after the Civil War The Industrial Revolution was a time for economic‚ and technological growth and development. Although this period had both negative and positive effects on society‚ economy and politics‚ it played an essential role in shaping the way that the world is today. The growth of entrepreneurship and the introduction of inventions such as incandescent light bulb‚ made way for a time of tremendous growth in the United States. The rise of entrepreneurship also made acts
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Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline Zula Green Strayer University January 22‚ 2015 Thesis Thesis: The Industrialization process after the Civil War propelled America’s society‚ economy and politics into accelerated growth. Outline I. Three major aspects of industrialization between 1865 and 1920 that influenced US society‚ economy‚ and politics. A. Manufacturing B. Railways C. Homestead Act II. List five (5) specific groups affected by industrialization
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Part One After the Civil War thins in the industrialization changed tremendously. Many machines replaced the hand labors as to the main meaning to manufacturing‚ increasing the production capacity. Many investors and bankers supplied many of the huge amounts of money that business leaders needed to expand their operations. Part Two Major Aspects of Industrialization Urbanization: Entrepreneurship involves the identification of opportunities based on information transferred from sources
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Industrialization after the Civil War in America had absolute outcomes on society‚ economy and politics. These outcomes changed farms to cities in society‚ also‚ came the emergence of major and lastly‚ prominent also corrupt businessmen ruled the government. After the civil war industrialization helped our society‚ the economy and also corrupt businessmen that ruled the government. Our society improved due to the freeing of slaves to women rights improving. The economy developed a corporate
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Many outside factors were believed to affect the Civil War’s outcome; everything from clothing‚ weather conditions‚ weapons‚ and food. The factor that most affected the war’s outcome was the food. The North had a great amount and variety of food. The South’s food started off the same way‚ but it quickly deteriorated. The southern soldiers began to pillage farms to find food they wanted or the soldiers would desert and go home while they would have food. These were factors that could have been prevented
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Carol simmons HIS 105- Contemporary US History Industrialization after the Civil War 8/03/2014 After the Civil War‚ the United States became much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920‚ industrialization improved American life in many ways‚ transforming it into a modern industrial society but also created problems for the American people. Three major improvements that contributed to the United States economy were the railroads‚ factories and immigration. Railroads during
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The Civil War’s outcome could have gone either way‚ on one hand you have the North‚ which had the industrial advantage‚ and the South on the other who had a home field advantage and better generals too. The war pitted brother against brother and father against son‚ and lost many wives their sons and or husbands. The victory of the North was due to many economical factors that hindered‚ and ultimately defeated the South. The North was the industrial part of the country. It depended on its’ factories
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