Assignment task: Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers View the following resource:
The Progressive Era. (27:30)
Browse and read one (1) of the following:
- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
- The Pullman Strike.
Then, address the following:
1. Explain if big business leaders were "captains of industry," "shrewd businessmen," or "robber barons." Need Assignment Help?
2. Based on one of the resources noted for this option, assess American working conditions and exploitation of workers in the Age of Industry.
3. Analyze the role that government played in reforming American working conditions.
4. Explain the benefits of the Federal Government regulations of monopolies.
5. 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