...United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 and 1920, industrialization improved American life in many ways. However, industrialization also created problems for American society. Task: • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of industrialization to American society between 1865 and 1920. • Describe how industrialization affected different groups in American society. Body 1 – Advantages of industrialization to American society between 1865 and 1920: Railroad helped spread goods, people, and ideas across America and to unite the entire country for the first time. Factories allowed for the employment of millions of people. Provided low skill level jobs to immigrants and gave them hope for a better life. Allowed for the mass production of products at very low prices when compared to goods made at home. This enabled people of various incomes to have access to products from tables to washing machines to cars that would not have been able to afford them before. Henry Ford’s assembly line revolutionized the speed of production. These same factories enabled the owners of companies to become very rich. Captains of industry like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller used their fortunes to build libraries, construct universities, and to help fund thousands of charities. Body 2 – Disadvantages of industrialization to American society between 1865 and 1920: Monopolies / trusts – limited competition...
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...Katie Unes HUSH 3 Industrialization Industrialization in the United States began mainly in the Northeast region due to the natural harbors, which allowed for urban growth; richer families, who would invest in new factories; and easier transportation. The South was falling behind because they were not adapting to the economy. The industrialization effected many aspects of American’s lives. The new factories and companies provided many jobs, however, the conditions for the workers were not favorable. The factory owners reaped the benefits while the employees got the short end of the stick. They worked long, difficult hours and were paid close to nothing. The conditions were incredibly unsafe and unsanitary, but since there were no unions, the issue was left unattended to. Another huge issue of employment was the occurrence of child labor; about fifty-percent of workers were children. During this time the rich had a pretty good life. They were getting richer because their capitals were growing and they were getting the benefits of the factories. On the contrary, the poor were not in a good position. They continually declined moneywise and were living in terrible conditions. There were many people, though, who were not necessarily poor, yet they weren’t rich either. These people were the emerging middle class of the time. The middle class did not have awful living conditions, as the poor did, but were not living the comfortable life of the rich. They were in between when it...
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...AP Modern European History 3 February 2015 Affects of Industrialization The Industrial Revolution was a time that transformed England into a powerhouse, which dominated Europe by advancing technology to expand profits and businesses. Economies once based on manual labor, later became overpowered by machine manufacture. England’s incredible inventors of the time made technological advancements in agriculture, transportation, and more. The incredible Industrial Revolution marked a turning point in history, which changed England economically, socially, and politically. During the late 18th century and early 19th century new farming methods produced a vast amount of food, medical advancements lowered the death rates, and by 1850 the population reached an unbelievable 30 million people. Not to mention, Great Britain had the most advanced system of banking the world had ever seen at this time. These qualities helped England develop an incredible textile industry that would challenge the world. The textile industry was beginning to rise due to the fact that the demand for cotton was at its peak; this led to entrepreneurs creating new methods of spinning and weaving cotton: such as Hargreaves’s Spinning Jenny and Cartwright’s power loom. Not only was England dominating in spinning and weaving cotton, but also James Watt patented the first steam engine in 1769, which quickly replaced waterpower in textile factories and led to England’s iron economy. Watt’s famous Steam Engine...
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...Assignment 1.2: Industrialization after the Civil War Final Paper Tamara Franklin Strayer University February 5, 2015 Abstract When the Civil War ended, the United States was faced with many obstacles and took many steps in becoming a more industrialized nation. Between 1865 and 1920, industrialization has affected the United States in many aspects. Along with the way industrialization has improved, so has communications and transportation methods. With all these improvements, Americans were able to increase production of their materials and allowed businesses to expand. We have encountered many problems amongst ourselves whether it has been for the better or, the worse. We have seen changes in our political system, the economy, and in our society. This period has influenced everything or everyone in its path, and how you were affected hinged on what particular region of the country you lived. “Together, these events revolutionized the way Americans lived, no matter which region they called home.” (Schultz, 2013). Industrialization after the Civil War When the Civil War was over, the United States was changed into a more industrialized nation due to industrialization that was being created. The three broad aspects of development I feel that influenced the US between 1865 and 1920 are the economy, politics, and society. The economy, however, was significantly impacted because we started out mostly as an...
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...Industrialization Post Civil-War Tiffany Suber Joel Goldstein HIS 105-Contemporary U.S. History Sunday, August 09, 2015 The post-Civil War era in the United States was distinct by immense expansion of industries, agriculture, and immigration across the country. This paper will outline the effects Industrialization had on the economy, politics, and the society after the Civil War. There were several groups of people effected by the revolution. The revolution brought some changes that benefited people, however there were also changes that caused fear and harm to others. Between 1880 and 1920, roughly 25 million people came to the United States. America promised economic opportunity and freedom. Many came planning to only stay long enough to acquire money to have a better life in Europe. Many of these immigrants made their way to the Midwest and Northeast to work. American had a tight labor market and many immigrants had limited knowledge of English, education, and work skills. They faced discrimination in the work place from workers who didn’t care for the immigrants need to accept lower wages and work in horrible conditions. The Chinese were one of the groups that faced discrimination to the point they were taxed to mine for gold during the Gold Rush. The tax was specifically for any “foreign miners” (Schultz, 2013). The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prevented the Chinese from becoming citizens and migrating for 10 years. Indians were persecuted as outsiders, they suffered...
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...to make large profits In Document 11 the picture show the advancements in infrastructure and it shows how much these cities benefit from industrialization it promotes the idea of new buildings and machines. Industries prospered due to new machinery, relying on a machine’s work rather than a person’s. Products were made much faster and therefore at a cheaper cost. In order to make a substantial profit, many workers were hired and the jobs were fast moving. Transportation, trade, and newly formed industries contributed to economic prosper in industrialized areas. The invention of machinery and other things spread all over the world. Furthermore, as Manchester industrialized many other cities began to as well. Benefits of industrialization come in all countries, proving that the transition is the same. Wheelan and Co. proclaims, “There is scarcely a country on the face of the habitable globe into which the fruits of its industry have not penetrated”(9).As countries began to industrialize, people were in need of more products and materials that could not be provided by their home country. Merchants began to import and export more goods in order to acquire the necessary resources for industrialization, so trade greatly increased. As the economy grows, so does the power of the country and the quality of life also rises.Overall industrialization produced a positive effect although some people took advantage of the weak during this time. The world would not be the way it is today...
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...Abstract This paper explores industrialization and how the process impacted events in American history. The American Industrial Revolution was immensely consequential and influenced events which have produced the modern society of today. Secondly, this essay will provide descriptions of both, positive and negative, effects that industrialization has had on the lives of Americans and the nation as a whole. Lastly, an analysis of how the Industrial Revolution in American history served as a benefit or a detriment to the nation and the citizens of America. American Industrialization Historically, industrialization of any society marks an experience and phase of historic significance. In addition to practices such as farm production, societies are awarded the process of manufacturing, producing an astounding and substantial impact in every aspect of life (Beck, 1999). As a result of the American Industrial Revolution, modern society benefited from advances in technology, employment increases, and an overall improvement in the quality of daily life. American Industrial Revolution: Positive Effects Developments of industrialization positively affected Americans during the Industrial Revolution. Two advances during this period that had an impact on society and escalated American advancement were transportation and the creation of jobs. Transportation vastly improved the lives of citizens with the completion of roads, canal systems, steamboats, the Transcontinental Railroad...
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...Assignment 1.2: Research Paper THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION AFTER THE CIVIL WAR Renee Whaley History 105: Contemporary U.S History Professor Michael Dixon February 7, 2016 The Effects of Industrialization after the Civil War Introduction This paper will focus on the industrialization period that followed the civil war and the effects it had on the society, economy, and politics. This paper will also touch on three different groups affected by this period known as the industrial age. Finally, this paper will look at the daily life of an average working American and how it was affected by the industrial age. Society, Economics, and Politics The Industrial Age (better known as the Industrial Revolution) had an affect on nearly every aspect of the American life. This included its society, its economy, and its politics. From the north down on through the south and eventually to the west, society changed through the Industrial Revolution. The north saw more of an ideal lifestyle. Factories and a surplus of jobs created more opportunities for people and as a result, many began to move towards the north in search for a better lifestyle. As population grew, housing became a problem. Companies would build housing close to factories so its employees could walk to work but poor building codes saw companies taking advantage of this. Plumbing became obsolete, the water system became polluted, and diseases would often sweep through the tenements. In the south, the...
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...government had to finance for supplies such as: uniforms, weapons, and food. The money that went into buying those goods ended up in the pockets of industrialists who manufactured them. The money that they gained allowed industrialization to grow. Industrialization was infinitely bad for the U.S. society between 1865 to 1900 because it contributed to horrible working conditions, corruption, and the boom and bust cycle. Many of the jobs available during industrialization were affecting the wellbeing of the society. It says in document two that workers had disposable occupations that had the same repetitive movement to it. I say that by submitting workers through mind numbing and draining conditions, the workers were losing their humanity. And so industrialization was endangering the lives of the workers. The author’s purpose in writing was to inform the government and companies about what workers experience and is shown by the list of what workers did and suffered. Workers suffered because they were abused and taken advantage by businessmen. It says in document six that men and women were both overworked and treated worse than property. I say that the conditions in which the laborers were forced to work in were a hazard to their lives. And so industrialization negatively affected society because businessman did not care about what happen to their workers as long...
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...History 105Dr. Patrick Graham | Industrialization after the civil war | | | Marcus Williams | 11/3/2014 | | This paper will discuss the effects the Industrial Revolution had on the American economy, society and politics. Also this paper will talk about many different groups affected by the revolution as well as the influences it had on the average working American. The Industrial Revolution was an influential era, it changed the lives of many American citizens, transforming numerous of jobs, businesses and traditional American culture. This period altered the way of life in America thru innovative but dominate business practices, intense working conditions and alterations to political indifferences. Although the nation was on the verge of modifications after the civil war this revolution made a dramatic change throughout America, The focus was on transitioning America’s economy from unadventurous human and animal power to new imaginative mechanical power. Businesses quickly turned into large corporations, helping to improve access to food, material wealth and new technologies ultimately developing a more powerful economy (Shultz, 2014). Society was another aspect that changed through the Industrial Revolution; many Americans left farming and even had to shut down their own small businesses to find work in factories since the creation of machines made less people needed for farming (Shultz, 2014). Politics were also affected by the industrial Revolution, many...
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...Comparative Book Essay The industrialization of the United States is arguable the most important aspect of the entire nineteenth century. It not only changed the way Americans produced goods, it also changed how Americans ran their lives and what the focus of society became. Besides these outcomes of the industrialization period, along with an increase in technology and production, there were other important side effects. The most important side effect of the industrialization period and topic of my paper that was mentioned in all three textbooks, was it’s effect on the relationship between social classes. This topic is a very important section, imbedded throughout Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States, George Brown Tindall and David Emory Shi’s America: A Narrative History, and Paul Johnson’s A History of the American People. First we must take a look at the personal views of these authors before looking at how they each analyzed the topic. Zinn has a radical, Marxist interpretation of early US history in which he believes the entire history of the United States was based off of conflict. This includes racial conflict, gender conflict, and in our case, class conflict. Tindall and Shi have, as most history books do, a liberal interpretation of early US history in which they believe the history of the United States is based on consensus and agreement of core values among Americans. They believe the US has a good future because of the agreement on these values...
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...Import Substitution and Industrialization in Latin Amercia: Experiences and Interpretations Author(s): Werner Baer Source: Latin American Research Review, Vol. 7, No. 1 (Spring, 1972), pp. 95-122 Published by: The Latin American Studies Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2502457 Accessed: 26/08/2009 09:21 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use provides, in part, that unless you have obtained prior permission, you may not download an entire issue of a journal or multiple copies of articles, and you may use content in the JSTOR archive only for your personal, non-commercial use. Please contact the publisher regarding any further use of this work. Publisher contact information may be obtained at http://www.jstor.org/action/showPublisher?publisherCode=lamer. Each copy of any part of a JSTOR transmission must contain the same copyright notice that appears on the screen or printed page of such transmission. JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 to build trusted digital archives for scholarship. We work with the scholarly community to preserve their work and the materials they rely upon, and to build a common research platform that promotes the discovery and use of these resources. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org. The Latin American Studies Association...
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...he Industrialization period was the late 1800s and early 1900s. With the new machines invented, food was safer but people were being put out of jobs by machines and inventions. Laissez faire was a law that allowed businesses to operate without the government stepping in, big business paid their employees low wages and made them work 12 hour days. Railroads allowed big companies to get their product all over the country. City life in the late 1800s and early 1900s was over crowded with no running water and filthy, but you lived closer to your job and there was tons of entertainment. Immigrants during the industrialization were pulled to the U.S. for a better life, opportunities for land, tales of riches, acceptance, and work. They were pushed out of their country because of overpopulation, no food, no work, and religious persecution. The progressive era. During the progressive era the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed. The 13th amendment ended slavery, the 14th gave african americans citizenship, and the 15th gave them the right to vote. The 18th amendment banned any purchase, selling and transporting of alcohol. The 19th amendment gave women the right to vote. The meat inspection act was federal inspections of factories and...
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...urban sociology Chelsea Ng Chapter 5 SA 364 301123322 Urbanization in the late 1800's gave rise to more expanded and populated cities. Such urbanization in the United States “benefited the economic and political opportunities (111)” by increasing the labour force and creating transportation efficiency. Although Chapter 5 primarily focuses on urbanization in the 1800’s of the United States, urbanization has also produced a multicultural connection of businesses. Urbanization in the United States has been shaped by immigration, and urban transportation. Roughly forty million immigrants settled in the U.S. between 1800’s and 1900’s. The increasing number of factories created an intense need for labour, providing opportunities for immigrants to work. Opportunities can be defined differently though because immigrants had worked in harsh and unlivable conditions due to their ethnicity. Nevertheless, population churning and immigration transformed United States from an agrarian to an urban nation. Immigration provides many opportunities since “each new immigrant had to be processed…meant more government jobs [were needed]…[created] specialized businesses catering to the needs of arrivals from foreign lands (111).” I can apply these growth opportunities to Richmond today. The more immigrants there are, more jobs are required to “cater to the needs (111)” of immigrants. There are increasingly more...
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...unequal development. According to James Petras, there are no differences in new imperialism and old imperialism. But there are some differences, which are in new imperialism, there more focus on development as a form of imperialism. There is still existing of structure exploitation in new imperialism where developing countries are dominated by multinational corporations. In addition, most developing countries where introduced and practice the neo-liberalism system which is also a part of structure exploitation. Neo-liberalism benefited and makes richer the capitalist as much as possible while the developing countries remain underdeveloped. Industrialization is a process of transition from agriculture sector to industry sector where there are consists of two parties, capitalist and workers. The events that led to the adoption of industrialization as a strategy to promote economic growth for post-colonial in 1 &2 James Petras and Henry Veltmeyer, “Multinationals on trial: foreign investment matters”,...
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