Evaluate the effects of industrialization on us society in the years 1865 to 1900. What were the effects of industrialization?

Companies establishment themselves as industrialization grew in United States. This caused the creation of different labour unions as workers fears and tension grew. Industrialization in the US between 1865 to 1900 increased the discrepancy in the general population as the gap between the rich and poor increased (Rich got richer while the poor became poorer) The effects of industrialization on United States society in 1865 to 1900 are;

• Poor workers welfare

• Low workers wages

• Workers worked for long hours

• Acute labour

• Industrial action

• Workers were exposed to harsh conditions

• Unskilled labour

As industrialization within the United States grew, big corporations flourished which increased tension in the labor forces resulting in the formation of labor unions. Industrialization further stratified the nation as the poor became poorer and the rich became richer with the justification of social ideologies.

Explanation:

Effect of industrialization

Industrialization also led to the creation of labor unions and strikes because the factory workers were discontent with being treated under harsh conditions, paid low wages, and working long hours

- Unskilled labor in factories → replaceable workers → low wages, harsh conditions, long hours

- Knights of Labor: labor union that was all-inclusive

- National Labor Union → 8 hour workday, skilled and unskilled

- Haymarket Square episode: strike that turned violent

- Homestead steel strike - Dispute between workers and Carnegie Steel Company, Major defeat for the union