Before the big boom of industrialization the Civil War was just coming to an end and the country was going into an era of Reconstruction. The “New South” was focusing on their economics while the North began creating larger business and corporations. Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe began venturing to America to find easy and unskilled labor. So many immigrants came to the Northern cities during this period and took up many jobs. Because there were so many immigrants, cities began being built for their home and work life. These towns filled with tenements and pollution were what deemed this era to be named the Gilded age. What seemed to be good on the outside with prosperity for factories, was actually dirty and corrupt underneath.
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For example, the American Federation of Labor was created as a skilled, craft union in the late 19th century (Doc F). The leader of this union, Samuel Gompers, made it clear that the AFL desired to gain the rights to organize as a group, increased wages, workers compensation, and many other labor related rights. Industrialization affected the desires and opinions of labor workers because of its massive growth in large factories. There is less attention on the rights and safety of the workers and more on what is being accomplished. This shows how industrialization significantly affected the social aspects in US society in that it shows how with the growth of large businesses more people are willing to speak out about their wants regarding their working life. Industrialization also affected the social aspects of society in that it provoked the creation of a political party focused on people’s rights (Doc E). The Populist party, which rose from the Farmers Alliance, was created in order to return the power of the government back in the common workers hands. The election of 1892, with nomination of James Weaver, was the only election with a running Populist candidate. The platform of the People’s party attempted to give the people more responsibility in their government, and supported the coinage of silver. …show more content…
For example, during this time big businesses, like the steel company, grew massively and became very successful. Andrew Carnegie, the robber baron of the steel industry, grew very wealthy with the achievements of his company (Doc D). Andrew Carnegie’s book on the Gospel of Wealth displayed that the wealthy people of society’s purpose is to help the poor. The belief of the wealthy having to help the poor grew with the widening gap of wealth in society. This shows how industrialization affected the social aspects of society because with the success in large businesses the rich became richer while the poorer class is left behind. Industrialization also affected society in that practices of big businesses became more corrupt. Big businesses started to use monopolies because of the growing competitions in businesses. Oil was a large growing industry at this time and ran many other oil industries out of business (Doc G). Rockefeller, the leader of the oil company, used corrupt strategies to eventually be the only oil company to rely on in society. This shows how industrialization affected society in that it sparked the use of monopolies and growing competition in large businesses. Another example of industrialization affecting the practices of big businesses is in the political influence that big businesses acquired. An anti big
For example, the American Federation of Labor was created as a skilled, craft union in the late 19th century (Doc F). The leader of this union, Samuel Gompers, made it clear that the AFL desired to gain the rights to organize as a group, increased wages, workers compensation, and many other labor related rights. Industrialization affected the desires and opinions of labor workers because of its massive growth in large factories. There is less attention on the rights and safety of the workers and more on what is being accomplished. This shows how industrialization significantly affected the social aspects in US society in that it shows how with the growth of large businesses more people are willing to speak out about their wants regarding their working life. Industrialization also affected the social aspects of society in that it provoked the creation of a political party focused on people’s rights (Doc E). The Populist party, which rose from the Farmers Alliance, was created in order to return the power of the government back in the common workers hands. The election of 1892, with nomination of James Weaver, was the only election with a running Populist candidate. The platform of the People’s party attempted to give the people more responsibility in their government, and supported the coinage of silver. …show more content…
For example, during this time big businesses, like the steel company, grew massively and became very successful. Andrew Carnegie, the robber baron of the steel industry, grew very wealthy with the achievements of his company (Doc D). Andrew Carnegie’s book on the Gospel of Wealth displayed that the wealthy people of society’s purpose is to help the poor. The belief of the wealthy having to help the poor grew with the widening gap of wealth in society. This shows how industrialization affected the social aspects of society because with the success in large businesses the rich became richer while the poorer class is left behind. Industrialization also affected society in that practices of big businesses became more corrupt. Big businesses started to use monopolies because of the growing competitions in businesses. Oil was a large growing industry at this time and ran many other oil industries out of business (Doc G). Rockefeller, the leader of the oil company, used corrupt strategies to eventually be the only oil company to rely on in society. This shows how industrialization affected society in that it sparked the use of monopolies and growing competition in large businesses. Another example of industrialization affecting the practices of big businesses is in the political influence that big businesses acquired. An anti big