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How did federal government support employers during labor unrest? Called on the Pinkertons to stop strikes Denied unions recognition as legally protected groups Imprisoned Eugene Debs and other labor leaders for life Made company towns illegal As part of the garment industry, adults and children worked in small, crowded rooms called sweatshops making new clothes. Their hours were long. Their pay was little. Often the rooms were dark. What advantage were sweatshops to the textile industry? They eliminated textile factories They kept the cost of production low They employed only women and children They helped families create their own small businesses Industrialization affected the United Sates Through the growth of urban cities By encouraging westward movement Through the growth of small family farms By emigration from the United States to Europe In his article The Gospel of Wealth, Andrew Carnegie stated, “The contrast between the palace of the millionaire and the cottage of the laborer with us to-day…is not to be deplored, but welcomed as highly beneficial. It is…essential for the progress of the race.” Andrew Carnegie Believed in equality Promoted regulation of industry as a means to wealth Felt a class system was essential Believed that everyone should receive the same opportunities Government attempted to regulate business Through the Keating-Owen Act Through the Sherman Antitrust Act By calling for the establishment of monopolies By forcing railroads to create a fair pricing structure Labor unions grew in response to unregulated working conditions. Why, then, did strikes, such as the Homestead Steel Strike in 1892, result in a loss of support for organized labor? The strikes turned violent Immigrants refused to join labor unions Management agreed to better working conditions Labor unions banded together to form one large labor union
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