SOL USII 4 d Industrialization America Changes from

SOL USII. 4 d: Industrialization America Changes from Agriculture to Industry

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Inventions � Telephone service developed by Alexander Graham Bell. http: //www. solarnavigator. net/inventors/inventor_images/alexander_graham_bell_1876_speaking_into_telephone. jpg

Reasons for Big Business �Between the Civil War and World War I, the United States was transformed from an agricultural to an industrial nation.

Reasons for rise and prosperity of big business � National markets created by advances in transportatio n.

Reasons for rise and prosperity of big business � Advertising. � Lower-cost production.

Captains of Industry � John D. Rockefeller - oil

Captains of Industry � Andrew Carnegie - steel

Captains of Industry �Cornelius Vanderbilt - shipping and railroads

Factors resulting in growth of industry �Access to raw materials and energy. �Availability of work force due to immigration. �Inventions. �Financial resources.

Examples of big business � Railroads � Steel � Oil

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Industrial development in cities created increased labor needs. Industrialization provided access to consumer goods (e. g. , mail order).