Triangle Waist Company Fire

When did the Triangle Factory fire break out?

• April 12, 1910

• March 25, 1911

• June 4, 1920

Who worked in the Triangle Waist Company Factory?

• Children 12 and under

• Older women

• Teenage and young women

How many worked at the Triangle Waist Company?

• around 500

• around 50

• around 150

Why did so many immigrants come to the United States in the early 20th century?

• to work on farms

• to escape religious persecution

• to work in the factories

What did the Triangle Waist Company make?

• popular women's clothing

• triangles

• men's and women's clothing

What did the article compare working in these kind of factories to?

• markets or shops

• farms

• prison

What are some examples of the bad working environment the factories had? (MARK ALL THAT APPLY)

• not being allowed to talk or laugh

• bosses would shout and insult the workers

• if you were too slow, you were fired

• doors were locked to keep workers from taking breaks

True or False: They regularly practiced fire drills so the workers knew exactly what to do when the fire broke out.

• True

• False

How did some of the workers manage to escape the factory on fire?

• They went down the elevator

• The climbed onto the roof and then made their way to another roof next door.

• The ladder from the fire truck reached up to the 9th floor and they climbed down it.

How did Katie escape?

• She jumped out of a window and landed safely on the ground.

• She ran down 9 flights of stairs to safety.

• She managed to dive into the elevator and made it down to safety.