From the end of the Civil war to the end of the 19th century, the United States population had doubled due to the huge influx of immigrants, seeking a promising future in the "land of freedom". ... It were those people that obtained jobs and incomes to feed their families, because no matter how bad or how hard the job was, even under the worst conditions, they gain the right to practice the freedom of speech and religion, which were major reasons they left their homelands to come to America. ... For example, if there were three competing companies over a particular section of railroad, two com...

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Therefore by helping big businesses politicians started to get bad reputations and other reputations from helping their friends, giving contracts to people who supported them politically, and also from accepting bribes. ... Immigrants being one of the groups affected but mainly the Chinese, they were coming to US soil for better work and possibilities, in which were messing with the citizens whom already lived on the land. ...

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Technology has had profound effects on lifestyle throughout human history, and as the rate of progress increases, society must deal with both the good and bad implications. ... The more obvious effects include the depletion of nonrenewable natural resources (such as petroleum, coal, ores), and the added pollution of air, water, and land. ...

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ndustrialization was a time period that took place from the 18th to 19th century. Industrialization is the process of developing machine production of goods, which required natural resources. Manufacturing was often done in people's homes which were known as the cotton industry which used manual lab...

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The Meatpacking Industry of Chicago at first did not seem like too bad of a place to live and embark on the American dream, until the employee met the labor conditions. ... (Sinclair,422) Concluding with the uprise of Socialism, Chicago is now portrayed as a new land of opportunity with the exclusion of Capitalism and its cancerous threats to society. ...

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Question What led to the "Industrial Revolution"? Is this term correct, or might it be a misnomer? Why? Response Historians consider the industrial revolution as the most significant period in the history of humanity. The Oxford English dictionary describes the industrial revolution as a rapid industrial development, which took place in England in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, chiefly owing to the introduction of new or improved machinery and large-scale production methods. ...

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An Industrial Revolution is viewed as a complex set of radical changes, vastly in areas of socioeconomic fields. This is exactly what occurred in Britain and it resulted in the most insightful and extensive change within the history of humanity. In fact this event still plays a significant role in o...

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The Social and Educational Reformation in New Lanark New Lanark, the former cotton spinning village in the valley of the River Clyde near the old town of Lanark, is famous internationally because of its pioneering management, and social and educational experiments led by the publicist, Robert Owen. New Lanark is also an important industrial monument, because of its role as an early center of mass production using state-of-the-art technology at the time in 1785. It was built by David Dale, Owen's father-in-law, a resourceful textile entrepreneur and banker. One reason for the success...

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