Industrialization In America Research Paper

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Industrialization, the one thing that single handedly transformed America into one of the major world powers. It provided jobs, brought advancements in machinery, medicine, and the oh so wonderful railroad system. And though these advancements did help bring America into the new age, it also brought forward terrible repercussions. Cause while industrialization in America after the Civil War is the reason we have radios and airplanes, it also the cause of riots, strikes, and death. Some of the consequences were just simple minute trivial little things, and could easily be fixed with time, while other more problematic outcomes were unavoidable, and caused a heavy weight upon the shoulders of the nation. One of these unavoidable treacherous outcomes were the working conditions in factories. …show more content…
One of the improvements was the creation of the assembly line. And while the assembly line improved the business, by releasing products faster and producing them for a cheaper price, its was grueling, dangerous work for the laborers. “Although they had access to greater amount of goods, workers suddenly found themselves at the mercy of powerful machines that requires them to perform the same simple task over and over again.” (-) And the assembly line didn’t spare anyone. It wasn’t just men working these jobs anymore, factories also began to take in women and children by the dozens. By the turn of the century 20% of the workforce was female. Laborers would end up working 10-12 hours a day 6 days a week. Between 1880 and 1900 an average of 35,000 laborers died each year working on the assembly line. That’s about 700,000 men, women, and children in