WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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increasing unemployment.
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government ownership of businesses.
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wages and working conditions.
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racial and gender discrimination.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The industrial revolution led to rapid changes in people’s living and working conditions. In response to poor working conditions, labor movements organized alliances known as unions and pushed for reforms. Reform movements happened around the world, but started in Britain and the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Labor unions are large groups of workers, usually in a similar trade or profession, that join together to protect the workers’ rights. The Industrial Revolution was a time when national labor unions began to form in the United States.