TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN AMERICA
For this Forum, answer one of the questions and should be between 250 – 300 words long. Include references and citations where necessary to ensure proper credit and documentation of your sources. You are welcome to include references in addition to the course textbook, just ensure that you use proper documentation.
Time period between 1877 and present
1. Why can we say that technological innovation was just as significant in building American cities as it was in driving American industrialization?
2. Why was the American city not capable of doing a better job of protecting the environment and providing adequate housing for the poor?
3. What was Jim Crow? Would the answer to the previous question serve also to explain the establishment of Jim Crow in the South?
4. How do you account for the revival of the woman’s suffrage movement during the Progressive era?
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- Why can we say that technological innovation was just as significant in building American cities as it was in driving American industrialization?
Technological innovations in America led to developments in most sectors that changed the social and economic setting. Innovations led to industrialization and industrialization led to the growth of American cities. Technological innovations in America led to industrialization that translated to the growth of the factory system. The growth of factories accompanied by advancements in machinery encouraged settlement in modern cities as workers searched for employment. Technological innovations for new machinery led to many farmers shifting from working on farms and searched for employment in modern cities (Gwynne, 2017). More of technological innovations attracted more immigrants to….
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