Today, when many people hear the words nineteenth and twentieth century america, many automatically express that the progressive reformers had the greatest effect on America’s progress during this time period, however shouldn't something be said about the industrialists? In the decades following the Civil War, America arose as a modern industrial giant. Old industries remained, and various new ones emerged, for example, oil refining, steel fabrication, and electrical power. Railroads enormously extended, bringing remote areas into the growing national market economy. Industrialist not only aided in the modern development of America during this time, but also changed American society as well. It created another class of well off industrialists, and a prosperous middle working class.
