Analyze the impact of various events on the American Industrial worker between 1865 and 1900.
Title: Analyze the impact of various events on the American Industrial worker between 1865 and 1900.
Category: /History/North American History
Details: Words: 728 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Analyze the impact of various events on the American Industrial worker between 1865 and 1900.
Category: /History/North American History
Details: Words: 728 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
I. Background information on industry and workers
A. Between the period of 1865-1900, industry exploded in growth
B. There were many contributors that included government action, labor unions, immigration, and technological changes.
1. Government action tried to help the workers by decreasing corporations' control over employees
2. Labor unions tried to increase benefits and make working easier
3. Immigration helped by having a cheap, abundant labor source for businesses to use
4. Technological changes both helped and hurt workers …showed first 75 words of 728 total…
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