WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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The railroad industry
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The mining industry
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The textile industry
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The banking industry
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution transformed economies that had been based on agriculture and handicrafts into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian jute mill industry was the largest in the world in terms of the amount of raw jute consumed for production at the end of the 19th century. India’s iron industry was ranked eighth in the world in terms of output in 1930 (Table 8.2).
Detailed explanation-3: -The coal-fired steam engine was in many respects the decisive technology of the Industrial Revolution. Steam power was first applied to pump water out of coal mines.
Detailed explanation-4: -The steam engine helped to power the Industrial Revolution. Before steam power, most factories and mills were powered by water, wind, horse, or man. Water was a good source of power, but factories had to be located near a river.