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Which statement best summarizes how the effects of the Industrial Revolution led to reforms?

A
Problems during industrialization led to efforts to improve safety and end child labor.
B
Successes during industrialization led employers to hire and unionize more workers.
C
Problems during industrialization led to efforts to build more tenements and house workers.
D
Successes during industrialization led employers to improve safety and working conditions.
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What can be inferred about the goals of the photographer from this photo?

A
He wanted child laborers to produce more goods.
B
He wanted mills to hire more child laborers.
C
He wanted to show the dangers that child laborers faced.
D
He wanted to show how mature child laborers were for their ages.
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According to the chart, the first successful union was organized in . Federal laws assisting workers in collective bargaining were passed in .

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Selection 1:1866
Selection 2:1880
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What can be inferred by information presented in the chart?

A
The National Labor Union won workers the right to collectively bargain with employers.
B
The government supported companies in their efforts to restrict union activity.
C
Workers won the right to an eight-hour workday in 1880.
D
Union leaders succeeded in improving working conditions for coal miners.
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What significant issue did the commission find among the tenement workers?

A
increased likelihood of injury
B
low rates of union membership
C
unfair pricing and wages
D
high rates of disease
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What labor issue did the commission identify?

A
Fire and building safety codes were not being followed in the factories.
B
Children as young as five years old were working.
C
People were not being paid a minimum wage.
D
Unions were not being allowed to organize or to hold meetings.

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