HILD 2A-B-C Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Carnegie Steel Company, May Day, Henry Clay Frick
19 Mar 2018
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By 1870s, small industrialized centers a global pattern. Seen in northeast, midwest, japan, europe industrialized in 19th century. Rest of world, surrounded by agricultural land. Agriculture region provided raw materials for industry while industry sector gave them manufactured goods. Vast people in agriculture suffered much due to change of times. Local artisans: indian cotton producers unable to compete with large scale manufacturers. Peasants and farmers had to produce for far away markets. Caused for flockery to industrialized work areas (happened all over the globe) U. s business took advantage by sending agents to get immigrants to come and work for cheap wages (paid agents went to jewish population) By late 19th century, government and private supported influx of people to the u. s. 12 million immigrants came after 1870s, lots of chicago, minneapolis population now foreign born. Up until 1870, immigrants only came form irish, germany, norway, sweden (and china) mainly west, white european.
