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    love of history. We watched “the men who built america.” This miniseries talked exclusively about the Industrialization if America and ever since I've had a profound fascination with it. American Industrialization is one of the most significant times in our history and the most important to our current status making it the most interesting topic in American or world history. The Industrialization of America

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    Corporatization is synonymous with the concept of industrialization. When one thinks of an ‘industrial’ park, the picture of a sprawling landscape of large businesses comes to mind. The image of a community of self-sustaining mom-and-pop shops certainly doesn’t fit the bill of what is commonly thought of to be industrial. We more commonly think of large corporations like Monsanto and Walmart as symbols of the adjective. In the case of the food industry, the advent of larger grocers, larger agricultural

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    Although Industrialization appears to be beneficial for humanity as far as technology and businesses are considered, nevertheless, I believe that Industrialization has increased poverty and made the world lazy. Therefore, I believe that Industrialization has done more harm than good for humanity. Around 3200 B.C.E., as the First Civilizations took shape, inequality and hierarchy soon came to be regarded as normal and natural (Strayer 71). Much like today, the upper classes enjoyed great wealth in

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    of life. These events are called the Industrial Revolution. It was a long, uneven process that affected peoples’ lives. Simple tools where changed to complex machines; from human and animal power to electricity. Rural societies became urban. Industrialization brought a variety of goods and an improved way of living to many. Agricultural Revolution is when people learn to farm and domesticate animals. It contributed to a rapid population growth and reduced the risk of famine. In the late 1800’s better

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    Revolution, the Industrial Revolution began in England in the late 1700s, and it raised the standard of living across the globe. However, while some might argue that Industrialization had primarily positive consequences for society because of advanced economic growth, it was actually a negative thing for society. Industrializations negative effects were working conditions, living conditions, and child labor. Though the Industrial Revolution led to new creations such, as the steam engine and the

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    During the industrialization children would work over ten hours, most adults today don’t work for more than eight hours. Industrialization is the growth of the economy during the 1800’s, which started in the United States. Industrialization is when a country develops its industries and the effect are positive on the country’s economy. It brings more products to the consumers for a cheaper price and more jobs to the people. It has a negative effect on the worker, usually they work on bad working conditions

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    The industrial revolution is a period during which big changes happened in Europe and America. The industrial revolution happened from the year 1750 – 1900. The industrial revolution caused very rural and farming communities to become industrialized. Factories and manufacturing started using machines to replace the work of people. Before the Industrial Revolution, which started in Britain in the 1700, manufacturing mostly happened in people’s homes. Before the industrial revolution people used hand

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    and more people, the streets got narrower. The upper class of the society discriminated the lower class of the society. The development of London rushed in such a manner that the industries required more workers. In this run of development and industrialization the victims were the kids who lost their childhood. Children are born as orphan are totally identitiless and end up working somewhere for a single meal of a day. Charles Dickens

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    Reconstruction and Industrialization After the Civil War, the nation witnessed two major social-economic movements: Reconstruction and Industrialization, which changed the country completely and made it one of the greatest industrialized countries in the world. However, it changed not only the country, but also, the society, its way of life and traditions. The effort to rebuild the southern states and restore the Union was known as Reconstruction, a period that lasted from 1865 to 1877.

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    factories continued to thrive which consequently led to the Gilded Age. “Gilded” meaning that something is wrapped thinly in gold, but doesn’t look good underneath. Industrialization collectively ruined the crop market, created monopolies owned by corrupt individuals, and restricted upward movement of American society. In response, industrialization had a negative impact on US society in the years 1865 to 1900. Industry ruined the crop market by causing food prices to decrease because of improvements in

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