The Industrial Revolution That Shaped The United States Into A Leading Economy During the beginning of the twentieth century, the United States launched an enormous industrial revolution that shaped the country into the world’s leading economy. On the day of President Roosevelt’s inauguration the depression had taken the country into economic chaos. He was forced to devise a plan that could restore the status of world power to the United States. The first step in Roosevelt’s social reform plan was to have the national resources maintained better. The next step was to secure A