Gilded Age- Industrialization and Reform

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Movement from rural to urban areas

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Urbanization

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Reason for rural to urban migration

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Job opportunities

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Mechanization

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Using machines to do work instead of humans

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Importance of Steel in the Age of Industry

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Strong and durable - used for bridges, railways, skyscrapers

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Edison's light bulb impact

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Increased demand for electricity; enabled city growth

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Impact of Railroads on Economy

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Moved raw materials to factories (steel, lumber, coal)

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Inventions & Industry Growth

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Innovations improved technology for faster production & new factories

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NOT associated with American Industrial Revolution

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Shipbuilding and War of 1812

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Period of wealth disparity:

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Gilded Age

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Negative nickname for unfair industrialists

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Robber Barons