During the Gilded Age, people who worked in factories had only moderate health benefits in case of accidents. had to work long h
ours. had many opportunities for job promotions. were often taught new skills a.had only moderate health benefits in case of accidents.
b.had to work long hours.
c.had many opportunities for job promotions.
d.were often taught new skills.
The factory conditions were about production and profits. Very little of the worker's welfare was looked into. In fact, workers were exploited in most of these cases. Workers were subjected to the long hours without adequate compensation for their labor. The working hours were dangerously long. Sometimes workers spent long hours in unsafe conditions or exposed to toxins. For example, the coal mine workers were exposed to soot and dust.
The Japanese intended the attack as a preventive action to keep the United States Pacific Fleet from interfering with its planned military actions in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.
