THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THE MUCKRAKERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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There was a fire and people were trapped inside without fire exits
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The roof collapsed
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The workers were fired for demanding the right to vote
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Immigrant workers were savagely attacked for “stealing white jobs”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Within 18 minutes, it was all over. Forty-nine workers had burned to death or been suffocated by smoke, 36 were dead in the elevator shaft and 58 died from jumping to the sidewalks. With two more dying later from their injuries, a total of 146 people were killed by the fire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Workers in the factory, many of whom were young women recently arrived from Europe, had little time or opportunity to escape. The rapidly spreading fire killed 146 workers. The building had only one fire escape, which collapsed during the rescue effort. Long tables and bulky machines trapped many of the victims.
Detailed explanation-3: -Dozens of employees escaped the fire by going up the Greene Street stairway to the roof. Other survivors were able to jam themselves into the elevators while they continued to operate. Within three minutes, the Greene Street stairway became unusable in both directions.