Analyze the impact of technological innovations on the lives of two of the following groups. confine your answer to the period 1865-1920: factory workers, middle-class urban residents, midwestern farmers.

For factory workers, technological innovation in the US meant that their purchasing power was increased, but also that their working environments became more dangerous. For farmers, it meant that they were able to increase their crop yield and sometimes make more money.

following type of cultural development caused people to want and buy new products on the market :

industrialization