Rise of Industrialism Key Factors in Industrial Growth Government support for Industrialism
Skyscraper New York City 1901 The Spirit of Innovation Steel is King Electricity becomes widespread Machines increase production
John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil Industrial Giants John D. Rockefeller and Oil Andrew Carnegie and Steel Other Industry Leaders “The Gilded Age”
“Bosses of the Senate” political cartoon from PUCK magazine The Rise of Industrial Trusts Trusts Influence Government Affairs City Government Corruption
Andrew Carnegie Wealthy Americans Face Criticism Industrialists Defend Big Business
Steel workers in a steel mill Industrialization benefits the middle class Life for average Americans Industrial working conditions Low pay and reasons to stay
Coal miners, most of whom are boys, in Pennsylvania Industrialism and women Child labor Minority and Immigrant Laborers
Strikers at a textile mill in Massachusetts, being held back by federal troops Labor Unions emerge Business response to labor Strikes and violence Union victories
Public food inspection Consumer fraud The meatpacking Industry muckrackers
Hillside oil derricks and driller’s shanties in Pioneer Run, Pennsylvania in 1865 Environmental impact Mining and deforestation Air and water pollution Environmental reformers