Forging an Industrial Society Chapter 23 1865-1899

1865-1899 During the Civil War, the United States was a nation of farmers. We were a rural country made up of wilderness and plowed fields. By 1898 when the Spanish-American War broke out, America was an industrialized nation.

New Civilization Emerges Technology and economic change came so swiftly and massively after the Civil War. On a separate piece of paper, write down 3-5 things that are technological advances since you were born. (2-3) minutes.

New Industries The transcontinental railroad connected the two seas. It helped the nation move out west. Oil and steel grew to staggering size and made millionaires along the way. John D. Rockefeller-oilman Andrew Carnegie-steel maker.

The growing sense of national self-confidence. The spirit of individualism flourished. Government began to play a bigger role with transportation systems, schools, hospitals, sanitation, police and fire departments. Literature flowered as well as the golden age of philanthropy. The American appetite for overseas expansion appealed to many citizens. Before the end of the century, the US was involved in another war-Spain 1898.