WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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bankruptcy of banks
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bankruptcy of farms, populist movement, loss of farming lands
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cheap city buildings, women’s movements, great migration
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new public education system, discovery of oil in Pennsylvania, formation of trusts
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main causes of the second industrial revolution were due to: natural resources, abundant labor supply, strong government policy, new sources of power, railroads and American inventors and inventions.
Detailed explanation-2: -A major contributor to the Second Industrial Revolution was electrical power. Among Edison’s inventions were the typewriter and the telephone.
Detailed explanation-3: -A synergy between iron and steel, railroads and coal developed at the beginning of the Second Industrial Revolution. Railroads allowed cheap transportation of materials and products, which in turn led to cheap rails to build more roads.
Detailed explanation-4: -The steel industry was a key driver of the second industrial revolution. Steel production rose dramatically during the late 19th century, due to a number of new technological advancements. The Bessemer process, for example, allowed for mass production of steel for the first time.