The second industrial revolution was driven by Ford, and others, who created mass production and moving assembly lines.

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The railroads were so domineering that the U.S. led the way in the Second Industrial Revolution and its economy boomed.

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Meanwhile, emergency crews have begun draining a second industrial reservoir at the spill site to prevent a repeat of the disaster.

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