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they were formed by workers to improve their working conditions. just as business leaders met to improve business
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∙ 10y agoThe biggest reason was the lack of safety in the workplace. Other factors were long hours and harsh working conditions, especially for children, and low pay.
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An increasing number of industrial workers joined U.S. labor unions during the late 19th century because?
Workers who organized could negotiate for better working conditions.
Why did people demand regulation of the railroads in the late 19th century?
3. Why did people, particularly farmers, demand regulation of the railroads in the late 19th century?
In the late 19th century which nations unified?
Germany, Italy, and America; these counties became unified during the 19th century.
Was impressionism the dominant painting style in the late 19th century?
It was not at the time, but today more people appreciate impressionism than any other style of the late 19th century.
Was basketball created in the 18th century?
No, basketball was invented in 1891, the late 19th century.
Why did workers form unions in the late 19th century.?
Workers formed unions in the late 19th century to get higher wages, shorter work hours, and a 5-day work week.
Why did labor unions grow in the late 19th century?
Due to emergence of communism
Who immigrated to the US in the late 19th century?
The Irish came to the U.S. in the late 19th century
Businesses formed trusts and monopolies during the late 19th century mainly to?
eliminate competition
What century is the 1870s?
1873 was the 19th century (1800-1899).
Is 1879 early or late 19th century?
early 19th century
Who was American revivalist of the late 19th century?
Charles Finney was the American revivalist of the late 19th century.
What century is 1865 in?
Late 19th century
The unions during the late 19th century did not enjoy great success or growth mainly because of what?
there was a great diversity of skill and cultures in the labor force, so there was little bargaining power to be won by unions.
Factory worker's demands included what in the late 1800s?
In the United States, labor unions started forming in the mid-19th century. During the late 1700s and early 1800s, labor unions demanded safer working conditions, higher wages, and shorter hours.
If the government had supported unions instead of management in the late 19th century how moght their lives as workers been different?
Workers would have earned more in salaries and wages
The theory of social Darwinism was sometime used to justify?
european Imperialism in the late 19th century
