...In the factories, the working conditions were unsafe to the working class families. In Dr. Wards interview, he clearly states that it wasn’t safe for children to be working in factories. “The state of the health of the cotton-factories children is much worse than that of children employed in other manufactories” ( Source: Dr. Ward). Dr. Ward is a medical professional who has seen numerous textile mills, his testimony proves the unhealthy nature of these factories compared to others. Some factory owners would beat the children to work harder or even faster. Children would be working 15 hours a day and come in the next day still working under all the harsh conditions of the factories. “That they are often cruelly beaten by the spinners of overlookers...
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...America had were: 1) willing investors, businessmen, excited about the potential for industry in the United States. 2) abundant natural resources 3) a huge flow of hard-working immigrants 5) US's self-determination to prove itself in front of the world, especially in front of England. (There existed some strong feeling of resentment toward England since the Revolutionary War. ) All these factors were the strong basis for industrial growth in the U.S. * Here are two separate pieces from 2 separate websites on this subject and you could check both websites for more indepth stuff for your project. Good luck. The Labor Movement in the Public Eye American public opinion during the late 1800s was marked by mistrust and uncertainty. It appeared to the American people that the labor unions were fighting for better working conditions one minute, and the next it appeared that they were leading a revolution against business and government. The Government took an anti-labor stance in response to the public outcry against labor-based extremism and violence. The Unions' contributions to society were often over-shadowed by the violence used to bring about necessary changes in the treatment of the common working American. The Unions used strikes to improve conditions that they felt were demeaning to the working class. These strikes were often peaceful, but sometimes they turned violent at Haymarket Square, Homestead, and with the Pullman Strike. This led the American pubic to believe...
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...Problems that were present in American life during the late 1800s and early 1900s, are child labor and their unfair working conditions. The Jungle and it's report about unhealthy meat packing industries. Susan Anthony and her fight for women's rights . Body Paragraphs (2-3 paragraphs depending on question) (incorporate details/examples from graphic organizer): During the time of 1890 an percentage of 18.1% children were working due to their harsh living conditions but as the years go on the percentages decreases now during the year of 1920 it was 11.3%. Conditions at the factories were very difficult for the children they had to step on the machines just so they can do the work and sometimes even get stuck in it. An example why children are getting...
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...Any type of work environment will have both conflict and cooperation. Large factories, companies, and offices employ many people. Those people must learn to work together toward the goals of the company so the business is successful. Any time a group must work together, however, there will be problems. Those problems must be solved in order for businesses to do well. Labor Unions Labor unions were created to help workers with work-related problems. Work problems include low pay, unsafe working conditions, long hours, and other situations. Pennsylvania’s early and nationally important industrialization resulted in some of the first strong unions being formed for coal miners and steelworkers. Pennsylvania labor unions have a long history. In...
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... SOCIAL PROBLEMS 2 Social Problems The study of social problems began back in the 1800's the early thinkers were concerned about the many social changes that were occurring were concerned and often wondered whether societies falling apart. There were many people with no jobs or very little income where slums and crowded housing were created. As a result of these social changes social problems in housing became very short causing poverty, a growing crime rate, which became typical in urban life. With the social change occurring people such as Auguste Comte a well known social thinker from France in the early 1800's became aware of and concerned about the social change and the growing social problems (Crone 2012 ). With the society falling apart Comte believed this was due to disorder believed something needed to be done to being some sort of harmony into people's lives. Coming to a conclusion that new discipline was needed to study how and why it works and where society was heading. With these conditions Comte created a new discipline of sociology was developed with Comte's desire to understand the order and change in society. Given a limited number of resources, solving...
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...people, and sought dramatic social and political change. One of the most powerful results of the growing uneasiness with the condition of workers was the birth of the movement known as socialism. In the 19th century Europe, socialism focused on worker equality, equitable pay scales and, perhaps most important, humane living and working conditions. Over time, European socialism became politicized, evolving into mass party movements. Utopian socialists, most of whom were French, critiqued the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution. The name “utopian” reflects their dreams of creating a perfectly harmonious way of life. Utopian Socialism is defined as socialism based on a belief that social ownership of the means of production can be achieved by voluntary and peaceful surrender of their holdings by propertied groups . This philosophy emphasized their determination to put forward demands for political and social reform. Utopian socialism was the first form of socialism to come about as well as one of the biggest branches of socialism in the 1800s. They got their name because of their belief in an ideal and perfect world that could...
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...Massachusetts boy and his life/career as a working-class factory work. The story illustrates the typical working family in the 1800s. The story starts off in Monson, Massachusetts where the narrator Hiram Munger was born and raised. A typical working-class family usually was born and raised by poor low-income families and usually have a bunch of kids who usually work for the family. Hiram Munger was born into a poor family where he had five brothers and about six sisters. The father ends up finding a better job at Grist Mill where he has his son Hiram tend the toll gates. For a kid to hold a gate toll position was very stressful, because of one incident where a colored man almost...
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...The profound economic change that occurred in the early 1900’s was largely influenced and formed by the industrial revolution, in particular the second wave that occurred in the late 1800’s. The revolution as a whole resulted in the change from economies based on agriculture and farming, to industry based profits. This second wave of the revolution not only refined and improved the prior inventions of iron and coal, but brought with it new highly developed technologies such as steel, electricity, oil and chemicals that lead to the creation of new industries that had not existed prior. The introduction of large scale steel and iron production, as well as advanced railway systems and the opening of the Suez Canal, allowed countries to export vast amounts of resources easily, therefore boosting economies. The introduction of electricity into society during this time also had a profound impact on the economic situation of many countries and individuals by allowing possible work hours to be increased dramatically. In 1914, Britain, Germany, France and the US owned 72% of the world’s manufacturing output, having a profound impact on the economies of the countries but also creating a climate of competition between the strong industrial powers. To a certain extent, this economic change throughout the world had a significant impact, and acted as a catalyst for increasing social and political change. Political change was evident during the early 20th century given that dynastic rulers...
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...Americanization of Immigrants and Native Americans In the late 1800’s immigration has increased immensely. Not only was the population growing but substantial problems went along with the immigration. In restatement, the immigrants came to America to find better opportunity upon a future they want to achieve. The types of immigrants were the Irish, Germans, Chinese, etc. These people wanted to seek for an opportunity to escape their religion, harsh government in their native country, and own land. As the population grew, the society had to change and step up to it’s capability of becoming a stable nation. Some of the significant things that occurred in the life of an immigrant in the society were economical and political problems. Some of the economical changes the immigrants have made, for example were the jobs they had to make money. Many of the 25 million immigrants that entered America between 1866 and 1915 became factory workers. However, for immigrants in the cities, factory work was one of the few options available. Agriculture jobs and factory jobs were the main areas of employment for a lot of former slaves and immigrants. In factories, they had poor lighting, unsanitary conditions, and the jobs were highly dangerous. Women, men and children were able to work in these conditions for up to 12 hours per day. As soon as one became ill or died another person would step over into their past job without a second thought. Another problem that occurred was the population...
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...for budget cut. We people feel bad seeing bad condition for dogs and cat but none among us has fought for child labor that going on around the world. We Americans have closed our eyes pretending not to see anything’s behind our world. Americans wake up there is a vast work where young children’s are treated like back 1800’s some time even bad. From the first day I saw child labor in my eyes It sparked my heart to do something for them when I can do so. In 1800’s child labor started after industrial revolution. In back 1800 parents could not afford to send their children in school they were expensive, they took their children to work and children help their family by bringing extra money. Back then children were exposed to machines, bad working condition. Many children at that time had health issue because of bad working condition, many young people died at young age. After many years some raised their voice; in 1989 united nation convention on the right of the child outlines in iteration norms for the protection of children. The convention stated that “the right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is like to hazardous or to interfere with the child’s education or to be harmful to health” it’s been 32 years the law had been passed but we still have a large population of child labor throughout the world For example country name Pakistan have children were they are working in a carpet factory and they been found surrounded...
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...century (Hirst, 2012). From here, the transition began from Feudalism to the early stage Capitalism, where the ordinary people broke away from the Feudal system and owned property and the means of production as well as the resources to make and maintain wealth (Dictionary.com, 2012). England in the 1800’s was hard in comparison to today. The life expectancy for a man aged 20 in 1850 was 60.1 years compared to 76.7 in 2004 (Geoff Canyon's Appeal to Authority, 2009). This was mainly due to the living conditions and especially those in the poor area of East London, where animals not only shared the often over crowed living area with humans but also the human waste that was thrown onto the streets. Often those who lived in the bottom apartments lived close to if not in the stench, more so than those who lived multiple stories above the streets. With the pollution of human waste in the streets and the polluted River Thames from the sewage of the West End, no matter where you lived in the East End, you still had to walk through the rising filth. These living conditions were the main reason for the various outbreaks of diseases, sores and premature deaths during the 1800’s (Engels, 2005). Engels (2005) further discussed that a lack of medical assistance was a major issue, those that needed help had no way of obtaining it. Therefore, many of the illnesses of today were undiagnosed then; this could have been a major cause to many of the problems experienced during those...
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...institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1600s-1860s | Slavery was the main source of manual labors in the southern territories after the invention of cotton gin; since the machine increase the profitable cash and required more manual labor- leading to the plantation system. Prior to this event, slave trade was mostly involved in New England- the triangle trade, which keep the flow of slaves to Europe in exchange for molasses; the main ingredient for rum making. | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad | a) 1851-1852 b) 1854 c) 1850 d) 1800s | A- The abolitionism movement opposes the idea of slavery on the moral ground for many Northerners did not believe in the slavery system for their economy doesn’t base on the plantation system which requires much more...
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...The Jungle: A View of Industrial America The industrial revolution of the 1800s had a dramatic effect on economic and social life around the globe. The economics of industrialized nations shifted from agriculture to manufacture from rural to urban. Thanks to innovation and technology, energy production and manufacturing, factories produced a large quantity of new products at lower prices. Besides, urban areas swell to bolster new businesses. In the long run individuals were rushing to the developing urban areas searching for work and a superior life. But factory life did not live up to its promise. The workers had few rights, wages were low, hours were long, working conditions were regularly hazardous and unemployment or more terrible was constantly only a mishap away. Particularly, these harsh working conditions were common the turn of the 20th century. In 1906 Upton Sinclair published the...
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...Melisa Gonzalez Period: 5 During the late 1800's and early 1900's a massive number of people migrated into the united states. This great migration was generally a hope for a better life. People in poor conditions from Italy, Croatia, Greece, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Russia, arrived into Ellis Island, and Angel Island from their long and difficult journey to the United States. In their native country, this people suffered from religious persicution, their country was overpopulated and jobs were scarse, they had no political nor social freedom and because of economic prosperity. Although the journey was very tough, coming to the United States was worth all this suffering and struggles because this people were able to build a better economic status, they sought for freedom, and also because they wanted to take advantage of the opportunities the United States offered and their native country didn't. Migrants arrived to the United States during a time of economic opportunities. During the industrial revolution plenty of factories opened up and depended on hundreds of employees. In their native country, many of this migrants suffered from economic issues, and poverty. The United States supplied them with a job, and an affordable place to stay at. Although most immigrants were discriminated for being *different*, and payed less than native born americans, they were recieving an income that aloud them to support their families with a roof to stay under and food so...
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...Current Event Summary/Synopsis “Women Are Back On the Job” Shaniece Twitty Hist. 1320-11 October 23, 2012 2:25-3:40 While women are said to be equal in today‘s society, this was not the case in previous centuries. In the 1800s a woman’s ultimate purpose was to find a man and reproduce. However, women are finding their way back into the workforce. “Women Are Back On the Job” by Tami Luhby. This article appeared on CNN Money, October 19, 2012, from the website http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/19/news/economy/women-jobs/index.html?iid=SF_E_River. The economic upswing is now becoming more balanced between the genders. The number of women employees has jumped 300,000 in the past six months, nearly the same amount as men. In September, each men and women saw a job gain of 57,000. It increased overall in the United States as a whole. As governments looked to become stricter financially, they reduced funding for job support initiatives, particularly subsidized child care programs that allow poor women to seek and retain jobs. Women were hit hard during the private sector, in schools which accelerated in 2011 after stimulus funds ran out. Governments were still shedding jobs after the private sector. Governments have finally begun to stem jobs losses over the past year. School districts started the strongest summer hiring since 2006, offering teaching jobs within the school(Tami Lahby). At this time women are still climbing their way to the top. It all comes down to women who are...
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