USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the late 1800s, what was a major effect of industrialization on American workers? Membership in labor unions declined. Workers migrated to rural regions. Most factory jobs became service industry jobs.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the late 1800s, what was a major effect of industrialization on America’s workers? Membership in unions declined. Workers migrated to rural regions. Most factory jobs became service industry jobs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Industrialization, along with great strides in transportation, drove the growth of U.S. cities and a rapidly expanding market economy. It also shaped the development of a large working class in U.S. society, leading eventually to labor struggles and strikes led by working men and women.

Detailed explanation-4: -While industrialization led to an increase in jobs, it also led to poor working conditions for this new industrial labor force. Workers were forced to work in dangerous conditions surrounded by heavy machinery. Unskilled laborers required little training and completed routine tasks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Poor workers were often housed in cramped, grossly inadequate quarters. Working conditions were difficult and exposed employees to many risks and dangers, including cramped work areas with poor ventilation, trauma from machinery, toxic exposures to heavy metals, dust, and solvents.