Question

History Question 27 points :)

Please don't just take the points, it's just rude people.

1. Read each question, and then choose one question to answer. Indicate which question you are answering.
A. Describe the working and living conditions that working-class people experienced during the Industrial Revolution.
OR
B. Summarize the arguments for and against U.S. imperial expansion during the second half of the nineteenth century.

Answer 1

A. factory conditions

-dark
--only light source was natural light
--few windows
-dangerous machines
--unprotected parts (exposed)
--many machines being operated by few workers
--close together
-few break times (usually 1-hour break)
-dusty and dirty
--leads to lung diseases
-children have a lack of education, physical activity, and sunlight
-leads to physical problems
--deformities in bones, legs, etc.
--shorter than average people