The Civil war ripped through the country dividing the population, reconstruction slowly began to rebuild the country as a whole. Each of the three regions West, North, and South recovered differently then each other. Reconstruction in the North dealt with mainly economic and technological advances, on the Western frontier it was focused diplomatic/military and as well technological advances, and the South had a spotlight put political and socio-cultural aspects of southern way of life. Certain aspects were important to the success of the region, then others. As a whole reconstruction was a success, not every new idea worked. Reconstruction opened the door for rapid growth and new opportunities for all Americans and immigrants looking for a better life. The North began to be flooded with immigrants from all around the world. The influx of immigrants filled up the factories that where popping up. The industrial revolution brought machines into the work place, replacing many skilled positions. Workers no longer could control the pace of production, machines never had to sleep. Increased production lead to lower prices for consumers, former luxury items were now available for all. Wages decreased because positions no longer were skilled. The rise of managerial capitalism gave workers something to work for. There was the possibly of moving up in …show more content…
Work hours increase, and conditions were more dangerous to work in. Unions were formed to protect workers, mostly skilled workers and to fight against monopolies and trusts. The federal government passed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Interstate- commerce Act. These acts where passed to support the average Americans, to keep the railroads and business from charging out rages prices, for some and giving other a discount price to others. Both of these acts were not enforced until Theodore Roosevelt took office in