WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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By obtaining the legal right to organize and bargain collectively
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By using government troops to settle labor disputes with management
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By supporting government ownership of major industries
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By endorsing a third political party for workers only
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Detailed explanation-1: -Labor unions arose in the nineteenth century as increasing numbers of Americans took jobs in factories, mines, and mills in the growing industrial economy.
Detailed explanation-2: -The most frequently employed technique of workers was the strike. Withholding labor from management would, in theory, force the company to suffer great enough financial losses that they would agree to worker terms.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first recognized national labor organization was the Knights of Labor. Founded among garment cutters in Philadelphia in 1869, it had a stated goal of an eight-hour workday. Within a few years, its membership reached 750, 000. It grew because it met a critical need.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the other hand, “industrial unions” dominated the landscape of the late nineteenth century U.S. labor movement. Their goal was to organize all workers in a given industry regardless of skill level. Typically, they also disallowed discrimination based on race or national origin.