Industrialization 1865-1900 America moving forward from the farms to the factories

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• What is it?What is it?

• IndustrializationIndustrialization: The process by which : The process by which a nation begins to focus their economy a nation begins to focus their economy on big business and manufacturingon big business and manufacturing

• A crucial time in America that brought A crucial time in America that brought people to the cities looking for better people to the cities looking for better jobs in the late 1800s and early 1900s.jobs in the late 1800s and early 1900s.


• During the Civil War (1861-1865) there was an During the Civil War (1861-1865) there was an explosion of new machines and transportationexplosion of new machines and transportation

• After the war the North was growing rapidly After the war the North was growing rapidly in business while the South was just starting in business while the South was just starting to rebuildto rebuild

• Many people began to move from the farms in Many people began to move from the farms in the South to the cities in the North looking for the South to the cities in the North looking for work, and a better lifework, and a better life

IndustrializationIndustrialization• UrbanizationUrbanization: Process by which more : Process by which more

of a nationof a nation’’s population becomes s population becomes concentrated in its citiesconcentrated in its cities

• As more people lived in cities, it led to As more people lived in cities, it led to crowded, unsanitary living conditions crowded, unsanitary living conditions for the poor in the late 1800sfor the poor in the late 1800s

• This was better than the South at the This was better than the South at the timetime


• As new agricultural As new agricultural technology was technology was developed, there was developed, there was less of a need for less of a need for people to work the people to work the land land

• Many African-Many African-Americans moved Americans moved North then looking for North then looking for work in factories; This work in factories; This became known as became known as The The Great Migration.Great Migration.


• What was positive about more people in the cities?What was positive about more people in the cities?

• 1. 1. New TechnologiesNew Technologies: Subways, Elevated Trains, and : Subways, Elevated Trains, and Street Cars helped to stop the transportation problemStreet Cars helped to stop the transportation problem

• 2. 2. Cultural AdvancesCultural Advances: Museums, Theaters, Parks and : Museums, Theaters, Parks and a better education systema better education system

• Jane Addams started Hull House to help educate the Jane Addams started Hull House to help educate the poorpoor


• With all these people living in the With all these people living in the cities, industrialization in the late cities, industrialization in the late 1800s led to the growth of a new 1800s led to the growth of a new social class:social class:

• The Middle Class!The Middle Class!


• Before the middle class you had Before the middle class you had either the poor workers, or the either the poor workers, or the wealthy business ownerswealthy business owners

• With this age of industrialization With this age of industrialization offering higher wages, people began offering higher wages, people began to close the gap between poor and to close the gap between poor and richrich


• The Middle Class: Consisted of The Middle Class: Consisted of doctors, lawyers, officer workers, and doctors, lawyers, officer workers, and skilled laborersskilled laborers

• The middle class had more space to The middle class had more space to live in, had saved some money, had live in, had saved some money, had some leisure time, and were able to some leisure time, and were able to buy some of the newer consumer buy some of the newer consumer goodsgoods


• As more people went to work you began to As more people went to work you began to see a new type of laborer: Factory workersee a new type of laborer: Factory worker

• Horrible working conditions exist with the Horrible working conditions exist with the most hated, but most efficient form of most hated, but most efficient form of mass production….mass production….

• The Assembly LineThe Assembly Line: A job of performing : A job of performing the same, simple, repetitive task all day the same, simple, repetitive task all day longlong


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Industrialization 1865-1900 America moving forward from the farms to the factories