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    During this time period the working conditions‚ health issues and metal stability of workers was at an all-time low. Especially in the meat packing industries were this family had to endure many hardships. These problems include overworking their employees‚ failing to maintain basic safety measures‚ as well as being completely unsanitary. An example of this is when Jurgis is forced to work in an unheated slaughterhouse during winter‚ and when he sprains his ankle due to an unsafe work environment

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    ECONOMICS PROJECT REPORT ON INTEREST RATES AND INDUSTRIAL GROWTH (2009-10 to 2011-12) Submitted By: Mohana Goel (12DM077) Mohit Bhola (12DM078) Nidhi Dalal (12DM090) Nishant Raj (12DM097) Nishtha Chugh (12DM098) Piyush Chib (12DM102) CONTENTS 1. INDIAN ECONOMY:Overview 2. INTEREST RATES 3.1. MEANING 3.2. REAL vs NOMINAL INTERST RATES 3.3. TYPES OF INTEREST RATES 3.4. EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE RISE 3. MONETARY POLICY 4.5. MEANING 4

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    Consequences of Industrial America During the 1800’s Industrial America was born and was expected to be the next big step in American advances because of the abundance of natural resources. These big industries that would later on be labeled as monopolies dominated the economy‚ thriving from the profits of their industries. The workers were paid low wages and were replaceable ranging from young boys to full grown men. The conditions of the workplaces were in terrible condition‚ and the owners

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    Railroads In the 1800s‚ the United States was becoming an industrial country and discovering the country around them. Immigrants and citizens were moving west. Inventors were creating new‚ easier‚ and more logical ways of doing things. With all the expansion going on‚ there needed to be a way for people to get around faster and transport goods. President Lincoln approved a request to build the idea of a railroad. A machine that could transport people from one side of the country to the other

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    Industrial revolution was during the 1820-1870. The Industrial Revolution first occurred in Great Britain and Europe‚ it then centered on the United States and Germany. The Industrial Revolution went from hand and home production to machine and factory. The first invention was of the spinning and weaving machines which were powered by water and then eventually steam. It helped increase America’s growth significantly. The Industrial Revolution changed America in so many ways like their society and

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     arrive  in  America? ○ 13‚000  B.C. Where  did  the  French  attempt  to  make  their  first  settlement  in  North  America? ○ St.  Lawrence  Valley What  did  the  Puritans  believe? ○ A  purification  of  the  Church  of  England  from  Popish  abuses‚  insisted  that  membership  in  a  congregation  be limited  to  those  who  had  a  conversion  experience‚  severe  self-­discipline  and  moral  uprightness Why  did  the  Paleo-­Indians  flourish  in  the  Americas? ○ hunter’s

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    sacrifice of health and poor work hours during the Industrial Revolution eventually led to the advanced high tech life we live. The Revolution strengthened the economy by making production easier and quicker allowing for more money to be made. The Revolution really struck ground in a new type of technology which influenced the devices we still use today. Finally sacrifices of health further allowed for the industrial revolution to thrive. Although the Industrial Revolution brought disease and poor living

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    Advertising during the Industrial Revolution was one major aspect that influenced America. The “Nabisco” company for example‚ produced their biscuits in a new sealed package. Nabisco’s firsts ads featured a young boy wearing a rain jacket carrying a box of waterproof packaged biscuits through the rain. Consumer foods and products became popular making business grow larger. Aaron Montgomery Ward’s catalogue business influenced Richard W. Sears to increase the number of pages the Sears Roebuck originally

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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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    1996 DBQ: Social and Constitutional Development in America (1860-1877) During the post-civil war era‚ America‚ specifically the south‚ was undergoing a period of reconstruction. The general goal of reconstruction was to successfully readmit the former Confederacy back into the Union as smoothly as possible‚ as well as enacting specific safeguards of freedmen’s liberties. The social and constitutional developments in America between 1860 and 1877 were very minor. The lack of change between

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