a) Causes are new technology, improvements in medicine and sanitation, and increased food production; b) effects are larger urban areas, more forests cleared out, erosion, more migration, and more resources consumed.
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Causes of industrial growth after the Civil War were an increase in the steel industry and the growth of railroads.
Rapid population growth
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The contribution of the government towards the growth of corporations led to rapid industrial growth. Railroad construction, transcontinental railroad construction, liberal loans to private promoters, land grants towards building railroads were all the steps taken.