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Industrialization After the Civil War: Transforming American Society, Economy, and Politics

Analyzes the effects of post-Civil War industrialization on American society.

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Industrialization After the Civil War: Transforming American Society, Economy, andPoliticsExamine the effects of industrialization on U.S. society, economy, and politics between 1865 and1920. In your response, discuss the three major aspects of industrialization that shaped theseareas and evaluate how specific groups, including workers, women, and children, were affectedby the changes. Additionally, assess the life of the average working American during this period,considering the challenges they faced in terms of living and working conditions. (Word count:600-750 words)

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After the Civil War the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865in 1920 industrialization and proved American life in many ways. However industrialization alsocreated problems for American society. This paper will introduce my previously crafted thesisstatement where I stated my opinion on how industrialization after the Civil War influenced USsociety, economy, and politics.This paper will also identify three major aspect of the industrialization during 1865 in 1920 thatinfluenced United States society, economy, and politics while considering issues such as;geography, entrepreneurship, and legislative representation.This paper will also identify three specific groups that were affected by industrialization andprovide two examples of each group describing how the group was affected while consideringissues such as race, ethnicity, gender, and child labor.Finally this paper will summarize how industrialization affected the life of the average workingAmerican during this period.After the Civil War the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865in 1920 industrialization improved American life in many ways. However industrialization alsocreatedproblemsforAmericansociety.Whenindustrialization,whichisthelargescaleintroduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economicactivity, (Industrialization, 2014) came to the United States it came with positive and negativeeffects on the social, economic, and political aspects of life in America. It was an important anddramatic change that transformed the way people earned a living, traveled, thought and related toone another.The three major aspects of industrialization during 1865 and 1920 that influenced U.S. society,economy, and politics where; urbanization, working conditions, and a laissez-faire government.Industrialization and urbanization went hand in hand. Cities offered large numbers of workers fornew factories, and as more factories were built, more workers, both native–born and immigrant,
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