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Driven by a wealth of natural resources, inventive minds,
and risk-taking industrialists, the nation's industries grew dramatically during the late
1800s. As industries grew, so did the towns and small cities in which they were located.
Needing labor, transportation, housing, power, and so on, small cities and towns became
booming industrial centers with thousands of workers. In the photos that follow, examples
of industries in "industrial cities" are pictured. In what ways do you think the
industries pictured below led to the creation of industrial cities? Based on what you
observe in the photos, why do you think many people believed that industrialization was
both a blessing and a curse to the cities in which industries were located?
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