Labor Unions DBQ

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Subsequent to the Civil War, the Second Industrial Revolution occurred, bringing in swarms of immigrants who consented to procure factory jobs with minimal pay. Radical ideas concerning labor were formed in Europe over time, and the immigrants assimilated those ideas into the American Labor System. Organized labor from 1875 to the end of the century was relatively successful given that it is viewed as a beginning to a new form of worker’s influence. Such “success” though was not achieving without sacrifice and drudgery; for there were innumerous challenges and difficulties faced during the “fight” for employee’s rights.

A large factor in the outcome of this so called revolution was the opinion of the American people. As stated in the New York Times, the people were pro-strikers when on the Baltimore and Ohio Road. Some though were suspicious of the true meaning of these unions. Nast’s cartoon inversely depicts the strikers as communists, trying to undermine capitalism thus challenging the accepted thought of the times. The Gospel of Wealth theory at this junction was also popular. It assumed that those willing to work could make it b

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Approximate Word count = 858
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)