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    Feb 2nd‚ 2015 Industrialization and reform (1870 – 1916) After the Civil War‚ the United States owned an abundant amount of natural resource‚ an expanding market for manufactured goods‚ a growing supply of labor and availabilities of capital for investment. In addition‚ the federal government vigorously promoted industrial development which stimulated the American economy to change dramatically from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era. However‚ the progress of the industrialization affected every

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    Chapter 19 The city and its workers (1870-1900) Jump Start: March 14‚ 2011 As the 19th century closes and the 20th century begins‚ different technologies help spur the many changes taking place. What symbolism can we take from the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge? It is a marker of time periods (separates this time period from that time period) March 16‚2011 Why did some immigrant groups decide to stay in the United States after arriving‚ while other groups only stayed long enough

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    The "Glided Age" took place between 1870 and 1900 in the United States. This time period occurred and characterized by many things such as economic growth‚ industrial growth‚ immigration. When looking at this period of time the thing that jumps put and most memorable to most people is the extreme amount of immigration from the people. In this period of time society then saw a rapid economic and industrial growth that was solely driven by technical advances in manufacturing and as well as transportation

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    Farming around the thirty year period of 1870 to 1900 was not a fair or successful one. One demographic that suffered immensely was the black population. Fresh out of the civil war‚ African Americans tried to acquire land‚ but had a difficult time paying off loans‚ which had high interest rates and took property as collateral. Black land owners were then forced to take out more loans‚ which thrust them into a spiraling debt (Document B). As seen in The Farmers Grievances‚ a skillful farmer‚ compared

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    unknown figure in the protesting crowd at the forceful police trying to calm the mass‚ killing seven members of the armed forces. To this day it is unknown who threw the bomb and why they did it but this event was one that defined a period of rapid industrialization and great corruption in the United States. The conditions that defined this era in the history of still young country‚ where the graves still lay fresh from civil war and with the seams that were broken barley mended back together‚ would become

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    According to Jane Addams‚ some of the issues that America faced were the rapid growth of industrialization‚ a large class disparity‚ and many individuals who did not know how they would be able to help others. Also‚ when Addams described the subjective necessity‚ she is referring to the reasons why she opened the Hull-House. She cited three different reasons: a desire to interpret democracy in social terms‚ a willingness to help others‚ and the Christian Social Gospel movement. Jane Addams thought

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    been a bumpy road for those arriving between 1870 and 1900. Of all the years during that time period‚ the flow of immigrants was at its peak during the bursts of economic depressions (Document A). These weakened economic periods in the United States did not exactly ease the common immigrants transition into American life. With no yellow brick road to lead them to happiness and prosperity‚ many immigrants began searching for quick ways to make cash. In 1870‚ twenty percent of the New England population

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    The Effects of Industrialization on U.S. Society from 1865 - 1900 In 1865‚ America was just coming out of the period of Reconstruction following the damaging Civil War‚ and by the early 20th century‚ it was on the brink of the first World War. In between those events‚ the Second Industrial Revolution‚ also known as the Technological Revolution‚ occurred. It was marked by advancements in mechanization that made manufacturing more effective‚ and in turn made industrialization more widespread. This

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    of factors resulted in rapid US industrial growth in the late 1800’s?               In the late 1800’s the US overtook Great Britain as the world’s largest source of manufactured goods               Abundant natural resources o             The US was its own source of the raw materials necessary for industrialization o             Coal‚ iron ore‚ copper‚ lead‚ timber‚ and oil               Abundant labor supply o             High immigration between 1865 & 1900 o             Increased

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    ID: 000690246 Name: Jahangir Alom Course Coursework Tutor COMP1487: Rapid Development Methods RDM -Daffodil -DEC 12- AC Mrs Aditi Rawal Course School/Level Assessment Weight Submission Deadline CM/UG 50.00% 09/11/2012 Coursework is receipted on the understanding that it is the student ’s own work and that it has not‚ in whole or part‚ been presented elsewhere for assessment. Where material has been used from other sources it has been properly acknowledged in accordance with the University ’s

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