Industrialization After the Civil War - Outline only

Industrialization after the Civil War

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Thesis statement:

Industrial developments that took place after the civil war had significant impacts on the economic, political and societal sectors of the American economy. The industrial revolution resulted in urbanization that led to the emergence of the US as a superpower.

Outline

1. Three major aspects of industrialization

1. Society
2. Economy
3. Political aspects

1. Five specific groups that were affected by industrialization

1. The immigrants

1. Low pay compared to American workers
2. Discrimination at workplace

1. farmers

1. increased production due to improved  agricultural equipment and techniques
2. shortage of laborers due to the abolition of the slave trade

1. women

1. Women joined the workforce in the factories (Hunter, 1997).
2. They were granted the right to vote

1. Middle and lower class

1. Improved living standards (Franklin, 1994).
2. Trade unions protected them from exploitation by employers

1. African Americans

1. Lack of work benefits
2. No wage increment

1. How industrialization affected the average worker

1. Long working hours
2. Low wages
3. Poor working conditions
4. Poor living conditions
5. Lack of political representation (Richardson, 2007).

References

Franklin, J. H. (1994). Reconstruction After the Civil War. University of Chicago Press.

Hunter, T. W. (1997). To'Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors after the Civil War. Harvard University Press.