The Second Industrial Revolution

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CHAPTER 15
The Second Industrial Revolution
Section 1 The Age of Invention Section 2 The
Rise of Big Business Section 3 Labor Strives
to Organize
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SECTION 1
The Age of Invention
Question How might improved refining processes
have affected industrial growth in the late
1800s?
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SECTION 1
The Age of Invention
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SECTION 2
The Rise of Big Business
Question How did business leaders and social
critics of the late 1800s and early 1900s regard
government involvement?
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SECTION 2
The Rise of Big Business
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SECTION 3
Labor Strives to Organize
Question Why did some Americans want trusts to
be banned and how did the government respond?
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SECTION 3
Labor Strives to Organize
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CHAPTER 15
Chapter Wrap-Up
Can you answer the following? ???What impact did
new technology have on the rise of big
business? ??? How did technological developments
change Americans daily lives in the late
1800s? ??? Why did unions only partially succeed
in ensuring the rights of working people?