WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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socialism
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the radical groups
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers. For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unions began forming in the mid-19th century in response to the social and economic impact of the Industrial Revolution. National labor unions began to form in the post-Civil War Era.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most famous of these radical unions was the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) whose members were generally known as the “Wobblies.” This union was organized in 1905 in direct opposition to the American Federation of Labor (AFL), an association of skilled trades unions organized in 1886.
Detailed explanation-4: -1 Answer. It gave workers a voice in how a company was run. It also put a spotlight on child labor and forced the federal government into making laws regarding who could work in factories, and other places.