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About Industrialization of the United States
—Theodore Roosevelt,The New Nationalism The late 19th century was namedThe Gilded Age; and saw a rising class of capitalists and intellectuals, among continued poverty, widespread corruption, and racial tension in the wake of the emancipation of slaves. While the adventures of theOld Westhave shaped posterity's image of 19th-century America, most of the population remained in the East and South. Meanwhile, theIndustrial Revolutionwas in full swing across the Atlantic inEngland, and would eventually spread to the United States. This heralded a new era of massive immigration to cities such asNew YorkandChicagofrom other parts of the US and from abroad to work in the factories (though frequently under appalling conditions). These cities eventually grew into the multicultural, cosmopolitan met
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