AH 2 Lesson #14 Test Review-Labor's Response to Industrialism

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In U.S. history, what does the term 'working class' mean?

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People who work for wages in factories, mills, mines, and other businesses, usually performing manual labor.

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What does the term "division of labor" mean in the factory system?

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Assigning different tasks to different workers, requiring them to perform the same task repeatedly to increase efficiency and production.

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Which health threats were faced by industrial workers?

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Hazardous machinery

Toxic gases and dust

Lack of safety equipment

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Small factories with poor working conditions (long hours, poor conditions, low wages) are often referred to as

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Sweatshops

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Why were many children forced to work throughout the 1800s?

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Their families needed supplemental income.

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Why were children who worked in industry during the 19th and early 20th centuries often exposed to the most dangerous working conditions?

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Their small size allowed them to fit into tight spaces, operate machinery, and perform tasks that were often risky.

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When their shifts ended, worn-out industrial workers often headed home to crowded, run-down apartment buildings in low-income areas called

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Tenements

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To improve their working conditions and wages, workers formed

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labor unions.

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In the term "labor union," what does "labor" refer to?

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The workers, especially those in manual or wage-earning jobs, who join together to demand better conditions.

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Much of a union's power came from the threat of:

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A strike or other collective action