Consider the era of Reconstruction with its successes and failures, and discuss the impacts of industrialization.
First, give an overview of Reconstruction, then explain its successes and failures, and finally, connect it to a few (2-3, or more) examples of industrialization such as: railroads/shipbuilding and transportation, steel, textile manufacturing, oil, timber, agriculture and agricultural machinery, weapons production, alcohol, entertainment, publishing, and any others you might find.
