industrialization

Learn about the powerful people who guided the nation through the development of the industrial United States.

Examines various aspects of the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, a period in American history characterized by prosperity and industrialization as well as political and business corruption.

Examines the construction and history of the famed Erie Canal, which connected the Atlantic coast with the Great Lakes.

Discusses the direction taken by modern mainland China in terms of economic policy and how reforms have impacted that country's financial growth.

A survey of three nineteenth-century wars, including the Crimean War, the American Civil War, and the German Wars of Unification; discussing the impact of politics and industrialization on the conflicts.

Describes the history of the early nineteenth century when the United States was in transition from a rural economy to an industrial powerhouse, and the combination of universal male suffrage, the shift of political power from elites to the middle class, and the commitment to mechanized production produced a mass-consumption society.

Explores the environmental issues created by the advent of the railroad and steam engine, the development of large corporations, and the growth of cities between 1870 and 1910.