Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Chapter 17-The Industrial Revolution 1 01/15/08

Social

Growth of Cities

Young Westerners went to cities

Rise in standard of living

Materialism

Pop. Growth

Lots of immigration

Impersonality/Anonymous Society

Language barrier

Widening gap between rich and poor

Social mobility

Economic

Economic combinations are too powerful for the government

Specialization

Standardization

Business Cycle

Quarterly Reports

Fiscal Year

Decrease in skilled labor

Pressure for government favors

Gov. helps businesses that will help community

National and international markets

Pollution

Use of resources

Commercial agriculture

Homesteaders done

Politics

Problems with regulation

Private property vs. public safety and welfare

Interest groups

Partisan Politics

Big Government

Greater democracy

Women's suffrage


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