WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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laissez-faire
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restricted immigration
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labor unions
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sharecropping
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. economy grew rapidly after the Civil War, fueled by an astounding rise in wealth, wages, production, and corporate mergers, along with limited government regulation.
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.
Detailed explanation-3: -A surge of technological innovations and inventions, like Thomas Edison’s incandescent lightbulb and Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone, fueled this economic growth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States? Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.