USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Industrial revolution created a new ____ class.
A
Upper
B
Poor
C
Lower
D
Middle
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution created a new middle class along with the working class. Those in the middle class owned and operated the new factories, mines, and railroads, among other industries. Their lifestyle was much more comfortable than that of the industrial working class.

Detailed explanation-2: -The growth of the businesses and factories created more jobs. The middle class assumed the occupations of merchants, shopkeepers and accountants. They were able to take advantage of affordable amenities like furniture and fine clothing.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Industrial Revolution did encourage a middle class of people who were not abundantly wealthy, but who also were not unskilled laborers in a factory barely getting by. They included merchants and mid-level bureaucrats, as well as a few skilled laborers whose jobs had not been replaced by industrial machines.

Detailed explanation-4: -Middle-class people deplored the work and sexual habits of many workers, arguing that their bad behaviour was the root cause of poverty. City governments enacted harsh measures against beggars, while new national laws attempted to make charity harder to obtain.

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