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Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline

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Strayer University

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NOTE: 1) Please type the questions with bold letters exactly as you read them. Do not change the questions. 2) This is an outline assignment only. Do not write an essay. You will expand your outline into a detailed essay in Assignment 1.2.

Part 1: Write a thesis statement that is one to two (1-2) sentences long in which you state your opinion on how industrialization after the Civil War had influenced U.S. society, economy, and politics. Justify your response.

[Note: Thesis: This should state your informed opinion about how industrialization after the Civil War influenced US society, economy, and politics.]

PART 2

A. Determine three (3) major aspects of industrialization during1865 and 1920 that influenced US society, economy, and politics. (Consider issues such as geography, entrepreneurship, legislative representations, etc.)

A. First aspect of industrialization

B. Second aspect.

C. Third aspect.

B. List five (5) specific groups affected by industrialization. Provide two (2) examples for each group describing how the group was affected. (Consider issues such as race, ethnicity, gender, child labor, etc.)

A. First group

1. First example

2. Second example

B. Second group

1. First example

2. Second example

C. Third group

1. First example

2. Second example

D. Fourth group

1. First example

2. Second example

E. Fifth group

1. First example

2. Second example

C. List five (5) ways that industrialization affected the life of the average working American during this period

A. First way

B. Second way

C. Third way

D. Fourth way

E. Fifth way

D. List at least three (3) quality references, including the textbook.

Remember that you need at least three academic sources besides or in addition to the textbook. Use the university library by clicking on the Resource Center tab at the top of Blackboard. Example of APA Format:

Sample, K. (2010). A Brief History of American Industrialization. Washington, DC: Template Publishing.