1. The Gilded Age
Another source of contention that helped create change in the United States after the Civil War was the immigration boom. ... This massive immigration boom after the Civil War changed social patterns and created conflicts between these new arrivers and citizens" native born and established. With the war already creating a dividing line between Northern and Southern states, this immigration boom created more reform and change that allowed for the "Gilded Age." ... Industrialization and immigration are closely related; in order to staff the factories and make mass production work corporati...
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