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