USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was NOT used by industrialists to keep laborers from organizing?
A
yellow-dog contracts
B
black lists
C
lockouts and scabs
D
settlement houses
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Child labor, or the use of children as workers, servants and apprentices, has been practiced throughout most of human history, but reached its zenith during the Industrial Revolution. Miserable working conditions including crowded and unclean factories, a lack of safety codes and long hours were the norm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following was not an effect of industrialization and mechanization? The need for skilled workers in the textile industry increased. Agriculture has no impact on the levels of organic content in soil because organic matter is plowed back into the soil every year.

Detailed explanation-3: -The working conditions in factories were often harsh. Hours were long, typically ten to twelve hours a day. Working conditions were frequently unsafe and led to deadly accidents. Tasks tended to be divided for efficiency’s sake which led to repetitive and monotonous work for employees.

Detailed explanation-4: -Strikes, Boycotts, and Sabotage 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.

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