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    While some may argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because there was new inventions, the Industrial Revolution had actually negative outcomes on society. The negative effects of Industrialization included pollution, poverty, and unfortunate conditions inside the home and inside factories. These factors would impact the lives of immigrants and overall change the way we view society and prevent future outbreaks. And although the people living in this period

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    jumps forward in the story of civilization.” During this time period, some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society. Industrialization involved the use of child labor, negatively affected the environment, and had harsh working conditions in factories. However, I will counter that it actually had a greater positive effect for society. As a result of Industrialization, the United States rose to become the world’s largest economic power and people were able to

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    Assignment 1: “America’s Post-Civil War Growing Pains” Reconstruction and Industrialization 1865-1900 Four years after the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter the Civil War ended with the Union’s Victory over the Confederacy. Though the war was over, there were still many problems that needed to be resolved in order to reunite the states as a nation. The time period in which steps were taken to rebuild the nation is known as reconstruction. Reconstruction lasted from 1865 until 1877. The

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    Industrialization, good thing? Jeffrey Liu Hist 152 31200  “Industrialization refers to a process that transformed agrarian and handicraft-centered economies into economies distinguished by industry and machine manufacture.”(Traditions & Encounters) Due to industrialization, cities had supported urbanization and migration, and job opportunities were increasing. People who were once house workers in the countryside left to try get jobs in factories. Million migrant even crossed seas to try to get

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    The purpose of the industrialization was not primarily to replace people with technology or machines, but to assist people in their daily work. I agree with him that the industrialization has had some negative effects, however for the most part it has been a positive development. For example, in the 1920s, car manufacturers in London and Detroit employed

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    Industrialization is the development of industries in a country or region. There were both costs and benefits of industrialization in the Industrial Revolution. The costs of industrialization, there was a lot of child labor and the factories were very unhealthy for anyone who worked in them. There were a lot of benefits as well. It made the cities grow in population, and it needed a new form of transportation therefore the railroads were created. The advantages do outweigh the disadvantages but not

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    At one point, Industrialization had a very negative impact on society. It had affected many people’s lives in a very gloomy way. While some people might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive effects for society because there was better business and financial opportunities it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrialization’s negative effects were unsafe working conditions, bad employers, and many people were separated from their families. Although many people had jobs

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    The Industrialization brought many changes to the United States after the devastating Civil War , which brought a many losses of life. At the same time, the war helped the country develop even more materialistic. The Industrialization began in the United States in 1865 after the Civil War it went developing for the next five decades. The first transactional railroad was completed in 1869 by workers from China that were paid poorly . There was many more inventions throughout the Industrialization

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    Industrialization contributed to city growth in many ways. Industry not only changes a country’s way of living, it also transforms class struggles and social actions. During the 1700s-1800s industrialization grew and had four major effects on how it contributed to city growth. The first effect of industrialization was with working conditions. Back then the factories were dirty and dangerous. If you went to work one day, there were high percentages that you could leave very injured or dead

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    The Civil War played a big role in transforming Old industries into Modern industries. After the Civil was industrialization played a big part in helping the country progress. Industrialization helped move society forward with new transportation methods, new jobs, and the economy. The period when railroads were being built was a process that benefited many people. Stockholders brought. The authors of the book state “Stockholders bought a share in the company and received dividends if the company

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