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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, and Politics Examine the effects of industrialization on U.S. society, economy, and politics between 1865 and 1920. In your response, discuss the three major aspects of industrialization that shaped these areas and evaluate how specific groups, including workers, women, and children, were affected by 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 1865 in 1920 industrialization and proved American life in many ways. However industrialization also created problems for American society. This paper will introduce my previously crafted thesis statement where I stated my opinion on how industrialization after the Civil War influenced US society, economy, and politics. This paper will also identify three major aspect of the industrialization during 1865 in 1920 that influenced 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 and provide two examples of each group describing how the group was affected while considering issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, and child labor. Finally this paper will summarize how industrialization affected the life of the average working American during this period. After the Civil War the United States became a much more industrialized society. Between 1865 in 1920 industrialization improved American life in many ways. However industrialization also created problems for American society. When industrialization, which is the large scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity, (Industrialization, 2014) came to the United States it came with positive and negative effects on the social, economic, and political aspects of life in America. It was an important and dramatic change that transformed the way people earned a living, traveled, thought and related to one 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 for new factories, and as more factories were built, more workers, both native – born and immigrant,

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