WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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They were sent in by the federal government to control crowds and striking workers.
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They were people who left the union, and devote socialists.
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They were part of management, and didn’t care about workers rights.
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They were brought in to do temporary work while workers were on strike, and then made the strike less effective.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why were scabs unpopular with striking workers during the late 1800s? They were workers used to break strikes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Industrial trusts helped to reduce competition among American companies. High tariffs also gave some protection from competition with foreign companies. But business leaders were not satisfied. They demanded even higher taxes on imports to further reduce competition.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tragedy brought widespread attention to the dangerous sweatshop conditions of factories, and led to the development of a series of laws and regulations that better protected the safety of workers.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: Social Darwinism discouraged government intervention.