THE MAKING OF AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY

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• Steamboat
• Steam engine
• Spinning Jenny
• Interchangeable parts
• Flying shuttle

REASONS WHY PEOPLE MOVED TO CITIES

• New job opportunities
• Better life opportunities

WORKING CONDITIONS IN FACTORIES

• Workers needed coordination, work discipline, and close supervision
• Harsh work discipline
• Frequent accidents
• Fast pace of work

CORPORATE LEADERS

• John Rockefeller, petroleum industry
• Andrew Carnegie, steel industry
• Cornelius Vanderbilt, railroad industry

RURAL VS URBAN

• 75% of people in cities
• 25% of people on farms

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