THE GROWTH OF BIG BUSINESS The growth of big business and industry had both advantages and disadvantages for the American people. At first, wealthy owners of big businesses benefited at the expense of the working class. But in time, workers too saw an improvement in their standard of living. Directions: As your read the statements decide which ones are advantages and which ones are disadvantages of the age of big business. Fill in each space with an A or D for disadvantage. _______ Manufacturing was done by machine instead of by hand. _______ The opening of factories provided new job opportunities for thousands of people. _______ An impersonal relationship developed between workers and their employers. _______ urban areas experienced the beginning of air and water pollution. _______ A huge increased occurred in the amount and variety of goods produced. _______ Factory workers were on the job six days a week. _______ New standards of workmanship raised the quality of consumer goods. _______ Schools and universities were founded to train engineers and clerical and professional workers. _______ Machines forced laborers to work faster and without rest periods. Factory work usually involved doing the same thing over and over again during the day. Most workers who found job s in the cities lived in run-down neighborhoods called “slums.” A typical day for factory workers was 12 in length. Many young children worked 10 to 12 hours a day. Mass production methods made manufactured goods more affordable. Men were paid low wages, while women and children earned even less. Early factories were poorly lighted, heated, and ventilated. unions eventually won shorter hours, better pay, and improved conditions for
THE GROWTH OF BIG BUSINESS The growth of big business and industry had both advantages and disadvantages for the American people. At first, wealthy owners of big businesses benefited at the expense of the working class. But in time, workers too saw an improvement in their standard of living. Directions: As your read the statements decide which ones are advantages and which ones are disadvantages of the age of big business. Fill in each space with an A or D for disadvantage. _______ Manufacturing was done by machine instead of by hand. _______ The opening of factories provided new job opportunities for thousands of people. _______ An impersonal relationship developed between workers and their employers. _______ urban areas experienced the beginning of air and water pollution. _______ A huge increased occurred in the amount and variety of goods produced. _______ Factory workers were on the job six days a week. _______ New standards of workmanship raised the quality of consumer goods. _______ Schools and universities were founded to train engineers and clerical and professional workers. _______ Machines forced laborers to work faster and without rest periods. Factory work usually involved doing the same thing over and over again during the day. Most workers who found job s in the cities lived in run-down neighborhoods called “slums.” A typical day for factory workers was 12 in length. Many young children worked 10 to 12 hours a day. Mass production methods made manufactured goods more affordable. Men were paid low wages, while women and children earned even less. Early factories were poorly lighted, heated, and ventilated. unions eventually won shorter hours, better pay, and improved conditions for
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