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20 Section 1 The Growth of Industry Section 2 Railroads Transform the Nation
An Industrial Society 1860–1914 1860–1914 At the turn of the century, industrial strikes for better conditions often erupted in violence, as this illustration shows.
Section 3 The Rise of Big Business Section 4 Workers Organize
Most of the workers have only bricks, stones, or sticks for weapons.
There were no laws protecting children from dangerous work or long hours.
1863 Two companies begin to build a transcontinental railroad across the United States. USA World
1879 Thomas Edison invents a practical lightbulb.
1860 1869 Suez Canal opens in Egypt.
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1882 Thomas Edison installs electric lights in New York City.
CHAPTER
20 Section 1 The Growth of Industry Section 2 Railroads Transform the Nation
An Industrial Society 1860–1914 1860–1914 At the turn of the century, industrial strikes for better conditions often erupted in violence, as this illustration shows.
Section 3 The Rise of Big Business Section 4 Workers Organize
Most of the workers have only bricks, stones, or sticks for weapons.
There were no laws protecting children from dangerous work or long hours.
1863 Two companies begin to build a transcontinental railroad across the United States. USA World
1879 Thomas Edison invents a practical lightbulb.
1860 1869 Suez Canal opens in Egypt.
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1882 Thomas Edison installs electric lights in New York City.
