WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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All Americans enjoyed a higher standard of living.
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The income gap between farmers and factory workers widened.
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Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists.
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The income gap between rich and poor grew smaller.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution increased the overall amount of wealth and distributed it more widely than had been the case in earlier centuries, helping to enlarge the middle class.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. Gender inequality: It is often seen in several sectors that men and women are not paid equally and hence this becomes one of the root causes of wealth inequality. 2. Techological advancement: With the advanced technology, many people are losing their jobs and finding it difficult to work.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists. How did industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth in the United States? b. The income gap between farmers and factory workers widened.
Detailed explanation-4: -Railroads expanded significantly, bringing even remote parts of the country into a national market economy. Industrial growth transformed American society. It produced a new class of wealthy industrialists and a prosperous middle class. It also produced a vastly expanded blue collar working class.