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Second Industrial Revolution: Rapid Growth Of Machinery And Electricity In The United States

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The Second Industrial Revolution was also known as the Technological Revolution which was the rapid growth of machinery and electricity in the United States that started in the late 1800’s and end up to World War I. Manufacturing and production technology started a widespread adoption of existing technology like the telegraph and railroad systems, sewage supply, and water supply and gas which drove the expansion during the Second Industrial Revolution. With the expansion of rail and telegraph lines, it would lead to the movement of people and ideas that would become a new wave of globalization. Also, electrical power and telephones were introduced they promoted economic growth on a large scale because it would influence the development of transportation

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