WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Should private industries be taken over by worker organizations?
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Were American businesses charging too much for their products?
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Should state governments limit the philanthropic activities of private citizens?
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Was it right for business owners to pay low wages to their workers to finance philithropic activities?
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most cities were unprepared for rapid population growth. Housing was limited, and tenements and slums sprung up nationwide. Heating, lighting, sanitation and medical care were poor or nonexistent, and millions died from preventable disease. Many immigrants were unskilled and willing to work long hours for little pay.
Detailed explanation-2: -Skilled craftsman were often replaced by unskilled machine operators. What social issue was raised by many philanthropic activities of many Americans Business leaders during the Gilded Age? Was it right for business owners to pay low wages to their workers to finance philanthropic activities?
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Gilded Age, the economic disparities between the workers and big business owners grew exponentially. Workers continued to endure low wages and dangerous working conditions in order to make a living. Big business owners, however, enjoyed lavish lifestyles.
Detailed explanation-4: -Compared to today, workers were extremely vulnerable during the Gilded Age. As workers moved away from farm work to factories, mines and other hard labor, they faced harsh working conditions such as long hours, low pay and health risks. Children and women worked in factories and generally received lower pay than men.