Industrialization, Immigration, and Great Migration

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Unions advocated to address issues caused by industrialization. One issue was that working long hours causes exhaustion and accidents. Which of the solutions below addressed this problem? Options: Set a minimum wage. Hire more skilled workers. Limit work day to 8 hours. Pass legislation to require food inspection.

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Limit work day to 8 hours.

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Which outcome was a result of the transition to mechanized farming in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?

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The production of agricultural goods became more efficient

Answer explanation

As a result of mechanized farming during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, harvests grew substantially larger than they had been during earlier periods where humans had been the primary labor input.

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Which factor led to the growth of labor unions in the United States during the early 1900s? Options: low wages paid to immigrant farm workers, unsafe working conditions in large factories, consumer anger over tariffs on imported goods, increased rates of unemployment in major U.S. cities

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unsafe working conditions in large factories

Answer explanation

Unsafe working conditions that endangered the health of factory workers were a major factor leading to the growth of labor unions in the United States during the early 1900s.

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One effect of industrialization in the United States in the late 1800s was the organization of labor unions as a way for workers to gain bargaining power in the workplace. Why did this development often lead to violence?

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Business owners used force to protect their workplace from unionization.

Answer explanation

During the late 1800s, some industrial business owners who feared the growing power of labor unions used violence and physical intimidation to prevent their employees from forming labor unions.

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Unions advocated to address issues caused by industrialization. One issue was that wages were too low to making a living. Which of the solutions below addressed this problem? Set a minimum wage. Limit work day to 8 hours. Pass legislation to require food inspection. Hire more skilled workers.

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Set a minimum wage.

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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many changes occurred in U.S. agriculture as a result of industrialization. What is one way industrialization affected agriculture?

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It reduced the amount of labor needed to grow crops.

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How did rapid industrialization during the late 1800s affect the U.S. workforce?

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Increased numbers of immigrants sought employment in urban areas.

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Which major migration pattern occurred from the late 1870s through the early 1920s?

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African Americans moved to northern cities in search of economic opportunities.