Case study on Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers
Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers
View the following resource:
- Link (video): The Progressive Era (Links to an external site.) (27:30)
Browse and read one (1) of the following:
- Link (library article): The Triangle Disaster: How a Fire a Century ago at a New York Clothing Factory Changed U.S. Labor Laws (Links to an external site.) – attached
- Link (library article): The Pullman Strike (Links to an external site.)
Then, address the following:
- Explain if big business leaders were “captains of industry,” “shrewd businessmen,” or “robber barons.”
- Based on one of the resources noted for this option, assess American working conditions and exploitation of workers in the Age of Industry.
- Analyze the role that government played in reforming American working conditions.
- Explain the benefits of the Federal Government regulations of monopolies.
- Analyze which progressive presidents attained economic justice and reform for workers.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
- Length: 3-4 pages (not including title page or references page)
- 1-inch margins
- Double spaced
- 12-point Times New Roman font
- Title page
- References page
- In-text citations that correspond with your end references
Subject: History
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