WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Mass transit like subways
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Construction of suspension bridges
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The formation of Monopolies
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Laissez Faire economics
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mass transit allowed people to move to the suburbs because they could take trolleys, trains, or subways to their jobs in the cities. What is mass culture?
Detailed explanation-2: -The principal force driving America’s move into cities was the Second Industrial Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did many immigrants choose to live in cities? They lacked the ability to buy farms or get high-paying jobs elsewhere.
Detailed explanation-4: -Urbanization Begins in the United States “Cities grew because industrial factories required large workforces and workers and their families needed places to live near their jobs. Factories and cities attracted millions of immigrants looking for work and a better life in the United States.”