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Steel became crucial to the industrial revolution and proved to be a strong metal used in many inventions/buildings to come.
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Sparked the Pennslyvania oil rush, and search for oil across America began.
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Cattle became an asset to American diet and produce and soon the cattle trade would spread across the United States.
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The National Labor Union consisted of unskilled labourers, farmers, and reformers that were fighting for 8 hour work days and better wages/treatment.
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Communication and the press in America was revolutionized under the influence of the typewriter. News was able to spread faster and more reliably.
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George Westinghouse's new air brakes provided transportation for people and cargo to become exponentially safter and more reliable.
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United States is now connected by railroad industry, people now have access to travel across nation.
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John D. Rockefeller came to control 90% of US refineries and pipelines. Rockefeller also donated $500 million to various philathropic causes.
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The Great Railroad Strike was sparked in Martinsburg, West Virginia in response to more cut wages. Railroad workers protested by blocking and preventing any freight trains access through their town.
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The phonograph revolutionized history in the aspect that things could now be recorded and heard across the nation.
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Under Powderly's rule the Knights of Labor's reform flourished as it gain more members. Powderly fought hard for 8 hour work days, abolishing child labor, equal wages, and other political reforms including the graduated income tax.
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Samuel Gompers was a key leader in teh American Federation of Labor, and fought to emancipate labor. Gompers fought for high wages and shorted work day hours.
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Haymarket Square Riot was a bloody confrontation between workers protesting for 8 hour work days, and Chigaco policemen. Left an impact on US and international politics.
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Statue was a gift from France, and would come to serve as a natioal symbol for the United States.
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The Gospel of Wealth introduced the idea that the wealthy class, although small, should donate money for the greater good of society.
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Act allowed President of the US to set aside land reserves from the public domain to provide national parks.
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The Rivers and Harbors Act is the oldest federal enviormental law in the US.
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With a surplus of income, Carnegie came to invest in educational things like his own University and granting librarys with as much as $5 million.
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Supreme Court ordered its dissolution ruling that it was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
