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assume this question is for United States history and industrialism's impact on America. The
Industrial Revolution had a profound impact on the way Americans lived. As factories became more
numerous in the cities of the northeast, many people moved to these urban
areas. In general, the United States shifted from its rural roots and became an
urban culture. Because early industrialism was centered in the northern states, and the southern
states continued to view agriculture as its bread-and-butter, sectional rivalries
grew. These rivalries would become irreconcilable over time, leading to a Civil
War.
The period after the Civil War is when industrialism really took off.
Industrialization motivated millions of immigrants from Europe to
move to the United States. This changed the cultural makeup of this country in a profound way.
Each immigrant group brought parts of its culture to the states. The increased populations of
the cities caused a number of problems for political leaders in those cities. For the most
part, civic leaders failed to meet the housing and infrastructure needs of the larger
population. Millions of Americans lived in squalor in overcrowded tenement houses. Over time,
many questioned the unfairness of how factory workers were paid and what they were expected to
do for their jobs. They worked long, hard hours in dangerous conditions for very
little pay.
All of these problems brought about by
industrialism led to a powerful political movement known as the Progressive
Movement. The movement attempted to make government more responsive, while also
dealing with the poor treatment of urban workers. Both political parties had members that
identified themselves as Progressives. A variety of laws were passed to improve the living
conditions of urban factory workers during the early Twentieth Century.
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