How did railroads affect cities during the second industrial revolution?
railroads cities grow by providing the greatest number of jobs.
railroads cities grow by transporting goods and raw materials
railroads led to the decline of cities by taking workers away from factories.
railroads led to the decline of cities by moving settlers to rural areas.
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Railroad helped cities grow by transporting materials and finished goods.

Explanation:

It was seen as a symbol of modernity but it caused great distress to the Native Americans and their cultural life got disturbed because these railroads ran across the vast land stretches of Native Americans and connected many territories. On the other hand, it provided huge job opportunities for the workers and miners and created employment opportunities for many Americans.

Transportation of goods was made feasible. It also paved way for easy and convenient travel in a short duration of time. Huge competing railroad companies emerged which performed better than the other and thus the service improved in manifolds. Switching from iron to more durable metal called steel earned huge profits to America.  

the process is called revolution because it was a process of great economic-social transformations that began in england in the xviii century.

the industrial mode of production spread throughout much of the northern hemisphere throughout the xix and early xx centuries.

the effect of this revolution was the distance between the countries, with respect to economic and political power.   after all, not all industrialized at the same time, remaining in the condition of suppliers of raw materials and agricultural products to the industrialized countries.

these differences mark to this day the nations of the world that are divided between developed and developing countries. one way to measure whether a country is advanced is to assess how industrialized it is.

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