WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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high unemployment for farmers who were replaced by mechanization
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too many farmers competing against each other resulting in lowprices
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overproduction resulting in low prices for products and debt forfarmers
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a boom in demand, high prices for products, and low costs fortransportation
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Detailed explanation-1: -While industrialization led to an increase in jobs, it also led to poor working conditions for this new industrial labor force. Workers were forced to work in dangerous conditions surrounded by heavy machinery. Unskilled laborers required little training and completed routine tasks.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did industrialization bring about the development of groups like the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor? Industrialization created low-wage, low-skill jobs with workers who could be replaced easily. overproduction resulting in low prices for products and debt for farmers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following best reflects the ideas promoted by Andrew Carnegie in the excerpt? The wealthy should engage in philanthropy that enriches the lives of others.