In document 5, political organizers, the Populists, or the People’s Party, are trying to convince the public to support the Populist Party. Because of the hard labor and danger in their work, the workers formed labor unions such as the American Federation of Labor and advocated for higher wages, shorter working hours, and better working conditions. The year 1893 was just a year after the Homestead Strike, when workers felt that they had the right to make demands by forming unions to speak up for their needs about their abusive working conditions. He is addressing the International Labor Congress in Chicago regarding the industrial system’s abuse of workers and demanding better working conditions. Document 6 is by Samuel Gompers, who founded the American Federation of Labor and was a labor union representative and a critic of industrialists who did not treat workers with respect or justice. society because of the formation of labor unions, strikes and parties. Industrialization had negative effects on U.S. society in the years 1865 to 1900 because of the formation of labor unions and strikes, political corruption via monopolistic practices, and worsened living conditions for the working class. Industrialization left negative effects on U.S. as a whole became a leading industrial power, industrialization also had many negative consequences. This period, often called the “Second Industrial Revolution,” is characterized as the “Gilded Age” because of its rapid economic growth and increase in wealth but also much social conflict involving the working class. In addition, government policies supported and protected large businesses by protecting private property, supporting manufacturers with protective tariffs, and subsidizing railroads with land loans and grants. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants from northern and western Europe with high levels of literacy and working skills easily blended into the rural American society and contributed to the growth of the nation. had many raw materials that were important to industrialization, such as copper, oil, and coal.
During the time period 1865 to 1900, United States was becoming the leading industrial and international power in the world.
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