3.2 Industrial Revolution Europe

Shift from agrarian to industrial economy

Increase in agricultural production

Decline of factory jobs

Rise of manual labor

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the population distribution shifted as the urban population began to increase more dramatically than the rural population.

Most immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century settled in rural areas.

By the early 20th century, the population of cities grew while the population in rural areas declined.

The population center of the United States moved westward in the late 19th and early 20th

centuries.

Unsafe working conditions

Unfair wages for women

Urbanization

Child Labor

A strong union movement was able to secure good working conditions and high wages for factory workers.

Industries were owned by the national government.

Cities could easily accommodate the migration of people from rural to urban areas.

Sufficient coal and iron ore reserves and a good transportation system were available.