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| What was the Industrial Revolution? |
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| rapid development of industry in the early 19th century through the introduction of machines |
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| a political theory advocating state ownership of industry |
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| an economic system based on private ownership of capital |
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| Why did some embrace socialism during the 1880's and 1890's? |
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| The people who agreed with the principles of socialism were usually living in extreme poverty and liked the idea of free, government-owned programs. |
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| A labor union is an organization for workers that works to achieve goal like shorter working hours, higher minimum wage, and better working conditions. |
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| Why did labor unions come about during the industrial revolution? |
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| During the industrial revolution working conditions were poor and laborers had no say in the work place. Unions were developed to give workers a voice and help change conditions they were working in. |
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| The American Federation of Labor. An organization of Unions that focused on providing a shorter work week, higher wages, and better working conditions for their members. |
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| What is are IWW'S or Wobblies? |
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| The International Workers of the World is a world wide union. They believed all workers should be united as a class and the wage system should be abolished. |
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| An extremist political group that believed their should be no central government and that countries should be organized into small self-governing communes. |
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| A political movement that tried to expose the unfairness of businesses and government. |
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