The Industrial Economy: Crash Course US History #23
In which John Green teaches you about the Industrial Economy that arose in the United States after the Civil War. You know how when you're studying history, ...
========== Episode 23: The Rise of the Industrial Economy Hi I’m John Green this is Crash Course U.S.
History and today we’re going to discuss economics and how a generation of-
Mr. Green, Mr. Green, is this going to be one of those boring ones no wars or generals
who had cool last words or anything? Alright, Me From The Past, I will give you
a smidge of Great Man history. But only a smidge.
So today we’re gonna discuss American industrialization in the decades after the Civil War, during
which time the U.S. went from having per capita about a third of Great Britain’s industrial
output to becoming the richest and most industrialized nation on earth.
Libertage Meh, you might want to hold off on that Libertage,
Stan because this happened mostly thanks to the Not Particularly Awesome Civil War,...