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Labor union
________: An organization of workers who bargain for better pay and working conditions.
Industrial Revolution
Before the ________ there was no social mobility because people were born into their rank in society and could not change it.
Urbanization
________: The movement of people from rural areas to cities due to farming changes, population growth and demand for workers.
Tenement
________: A multi- story building divided into crowded apartments.
Social mobility
________: The ability of individuals or groups to move up the social scale.
Standard of living
________: The level of material goods and services available to people in a society.
Industrial Revolution
The ________ created more social mobility because people could have a better status by having a successful enterprise and working hard for wealth.
industrial revolution
The ________ made the lives of men, women and children more harsh and risky, especially women and children.
Industrial Revolution
The ________ was seen as both a blessing and a curse because it had both beneficial elements for the people and major dangers, mainly to people in the working class.
Women
_______ had especially difficult working lives because they had to go home and do chores after their 12 hour shift.
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