THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE VIETNAM WAR
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decrease in tariffs
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new technologies
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decrease in population
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increase in prices of products
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which factor contributed to the rapid industrial development of the United States in the decades after the Civil War? new technologies like the Bessemer process and electric light bulb.
Detailed explanation-2: -The rise of the United States as an industrial power began after the Civil War. Many factors promoted industry, including cheap labor, new inventions and technology, and plentiful raw materials. Railroads rapidly expanded.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the decades following the Civil War, the United States emerged as an industrial giant. Old industries expanded and many new ones, including petroleum refining, steel manufacturing, and electrical power, emerged.
Detailed explanation-4: -A surge of technological innovations and inventions, like Thomas Edison’s incandescent lightbulb and Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, fueled this economic growth. The economic boom made the rich richer and the poor poorer, widening the already large economic gap between the two groups.