Option 1: Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers View the following resource:
Browse and read one (1) of the following:
- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory FireLinks to an external site.
- The Pullman StrikeLinks 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.
Requirements
- 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