WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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the rich, fertile soil and climate perfect for agriculture
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the availability of resources used in the creation of steel
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the large supply of timber for use in construction
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the large reserves of oil used to create electricity
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Detailed explanation-1: -The steel industry at Pittsburgh enjoys locational advantages. Some of the raw material such as coal is available locally, while the iron ore comes from the iron mines at Minnesota. The Ohio, the Monogahela and Allegheny rivers provide adequate water supply.
Detailed explanation-2: -Easily navigable waterways with an abundance of natural resources, (coal, timber, natural gas, iron and limestone) helped Pittsburgh become the industrial center for a growing nation. Most people recognize one thing about Pittsburgh’s history, that it was known as an industrial hub for coal mining and steel production.
Detailed explanation-3: -Near the junction of the Allegheny and the Monongahela, Andrew Carnegie would build an empire of steel, transforming Pittsburgh into the biggest industrial powerhouse in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -However, in the early to mid-1980s the steel industry collapsed, leaving half of the nation’s steelworkers unemployed. “The number of steel workers in the Pittsburgh area dropped from 90, 000 in 1980 to 44, 000 in just four years".