HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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A decline in the social status of women
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An increase in the power and prestige of the landowning aristocracy
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The general leveling of social hierarchies based on wealth
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The creation of a wage-earning working class concentrated in urban areas
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Industrial Revolution had many positive effects. Among those was an increase in wealth, the production of goods, and the standard of living. People had access to healthier diets, better housing, and cheaper goods. In addition, education increased during the Industrial Revolution.
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: -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