Chapter 8 Industrialization USII.3e - Show how life changed after the Civil War by describing the impact of the Progressive Movement on child labor, working conditions, the rise of organized labor, women’s suffrage, and the temperance movement.

Industrialization: Good and Bad!  The effects of industrialization led to the rise of organized labor and important workplace reforms. Reforms in the workplace were necessary because of the negative effects of industrialization that included child labor, low wages and long hours, and unsafe working conditions. Quick Quiz  What led to the rise of organized labor and much needed reforms in the workplace? automation industrialization social realization There were more________than jobs in the cities. pigeons cars workers

Labor Stands United!  Workers responded to the negative effects of industrialization by forming organized labor unions, such as the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which was organized in Unions were created to represent workers and the interests of their families. They tried to create a safe and profitable working environment for the workers.  Strike - when workers stop working until certain demands(better wages, and/or benefits, better working hours, better working conditions) are met  In 1892, a battle erupted at the Carnegie Steel Company in Homestead, Penn. Between workers and guards. The fight followed a strike called by the Iron and Steel Union because of a wage cut. Many people were injured and killed. When calm was restored, most of the workers quit the union and went back to work.

The Progressive Movement Change A Nation!  The Progressive Movement worked to help the poor and control the size and power of big business from the 1890s until Reforms of the Progressive Movement changed the American workplace through: –Improve safety conditions –Reduced work hours –Restrictions placed on child labor that limited hours worked and set a minimum age  Progressive Movement - movement for economic,political, and social reform in the U.S. that began in the 1890s and ended as the U.S. entered WWI in 1917.

 Upton Sinclair was an American Writer whose main goal was to expose social and political evils. His best-known novel is The Jungle written about the meatpacking industry in Chicago.  The fight for women’s suffrage, or the right to vote, began in the early 1800s. Suffragists believed that if women had the vote, they could use it to gain other rights. They faced strong opposition.  The Progressive Movement helped women attain the right to vote through efforts of reform leaders such as Susan B. Anthony.  The Progressive Movement also increased educational opportunities for women.  In 1920, women gained the right to vote with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution!

 Susan B. Anthony became the first woman to be pictured on a U.S. $ 1 coin.  The Temperance Movement was composed of groups opposed to the making and consuming of alcohol.  The 18th amendment prohibiting the manufacture, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages.  The 21st amendment repealed the 18th amendment in 1933.