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Significant Changes In The United States After The Civil War

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The United States underwent a period of great change in the years after the Civil War. The steel and coal markets were booming and there was a lot of opportunity to be had to the west. Big companies were reaping the benefits of this boom, not leaving many scraps for the workers who did the dirty work. Workers demanded better treatment and wages in the decades after the Civil War, receiving hope of change during World War I, only for the red scare to tarnish their progress. The working class sought better wages and treatment after the Civil War up to the end of the 19th century. The economy was booming like it never had before, with railroad mileage tripling from 1860 to 1880, bringing to life a new, national market for goods and more steel
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