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Industrialization (Inventions (Electricity (Artificial light changed hours…
Industrialization
Inventions
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Electricity
Artificial light changed hours, powered homes, factories running through the night.
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Immigrants
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Immigrants from Asia - reliable workers, but were paid much less than white counterparts
Angel Island - another immigration center, this one much more detailed and for the purpose of interviewing Chinese immigrants
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Political machines - the group of people who choose candidates,and then gave support to immigrants so that they would vote for them.
Workers + Unions
Labor Unions
Fought for better quality of working, shorter hours, and better wages.
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How strikes worked - workers refused to go to work unless bosses give them what they want. Often, this would put the company or factory out of work for that day.
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory - A large fire that resulted because of poor working conditions. Ended up being a catalyst for passing more factory safety laws.
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