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During the Industrial Age, big corporations were formed, and many people suffered from this. These big companies called for more workers, and when they needed more workers these companies went to immigrants because they knew they would work hard and for low wage. With the income of more immigrants to the US, the cities needed to expand. This led to the urbanization of towns for more people to live in them. The following essay will discuss the connection between the industrialization movement, the inflow of immigrants, and the urbanization of towns that was needed to house and hold all the new immigrants. One major company which influenced industrialization was Standard Oil. Standard Oil, a huge oil company that ran virtually all the oil business in the U.S., was a company run by John D. Rockefeller and his appointed board members. Standard oil, was located in the North in Ohio, used strategic tactics to buy out all of the other companies and replace them with their own companies, a practice called horizontal integration. Unlike the its more common counterpart called vertical integration, where many companies such as family-owned businesses, worked together to create a product. In contrast to this, horizontal integration allowed …show more content…

This second wave of immigration was the result of the massive amount of jobs that needed to be filled. While big companies in 1860 needed only 4.3 million workers, by 1900 the companies needed 20 million workers. Immigrants from all over the world were coming to the U.S. for opportunities and jobs. Many wanted to simply come in, to make some money, and leave, amounting to roughly 25-60 percent, that would eventually go back to their homes in their native countries. Between 1880 to 1914, the number of immigrants nearly doubled in size. This great amount of immigrant inflow led to more houses being built and less room for people to stay-which led to

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