WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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The most effective and enduring labor union of the post-Civil War period was the
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National Labor Union
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American Federation of Labor
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Knights of Labor
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Knights of Columbus.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the years after the Civil War, advances in technology began to change the nation. There were three causes of these advances: a large supply of natural resources, an explosion of inventions, and a growing city population that wanted the new products. One of the more important natural resources was oil.
Detailed explanation-2: -Founded in 1866 and dissolved in 1873, it paved the way for other organizations, such as the Knights of Labor and the AFL (American Federation of Labor). It was led by William H. Sylvis and Andrew Cameron.
Detailed explanation-3: -More than any other single factor, the railroad network spurred the amazing industrialization of the post–Civil War years.
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