HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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urbanization
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the size of the middle class
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the length of the average work day
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the life expectancy of the average worker
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution shifted from an agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy where products were no longer made solely by hand but by machines. This led to increased production and efficiency, lower prices, more goods, improved wages, and migration from rural areas to urban areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industrialization, along with great strides in transportation, drove the growth of U.S. cities and a rapidly expanding market economy. It also shaped the development of a large working class in U.S. society, leading eventually to labor struggles and strikes led by working men and women.
Detailed explanation-3: -Period life expectancy at birth in the mid-19th century was around 40 years for males and 42 years for females. These figures increased to around 45 and 50 years respectively by 1901.
Detailed explanation-4: -Western Mining. Immigration. Government subsidies and tax breaks to railroads. Laissez faire attitude of the government. New sources of power. High Tariffs. Horizontal and Vertical integration. National Markets. More items