Reforms of Industrialization Flashcards
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Labor Unions
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This is a group of workers that have joined together in a voluntary labor association
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Problems w/Industrialization
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Population increase which lead to crowded and dirty cities. Rushed building and not many plans.
Child labor, poor working conditions, low pay, long hours, no health benefits
Short life span, tension between classes, disease spreads quicker
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Who benefitted from the reforms
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Women (right to vote) Children(Child labor laws passed) Middle Class (better living standard
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What did labor unions do
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demanded high pay shorter hours safer child labor laws
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Middle Class
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Standard of living went up expansion of education more variety of food population increase More leisure time
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Collective Bargaining
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negotiations between workers and employers
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strike
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refusal to work until demands are met
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Women’s Suffrage
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Women demand the right to vote
