<span>The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers. For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions. The labor movement led efforts to stop child labor, give health benefits and provide aid to workers who were injured or retired.</span>
1. many irish immigrants came to america to escape a famine - push factor
2. many chinese immigrants came to america to work on the transcontinental railroad - pull factor
3. many russian jewish immigrants came to america to escape harsh treatment - push factor
4. many scandinavian immigrants came to america for land that the us government made available to new settlers in the midwest - pull factor
Answer:
D
Explanation:
A is incorrect because that's not how cities become rich.
B is incorrect because there was no Mesoamerican Gold-Silk trade. (They didn't have silk!)
C is incorrect because it's just flat-out false.
D is correct because the Aztec Empire was made mostly of tributary villages (conquered peoples) that they collected wealth (tribute) from.
During the Gilded age the economy was growing very fast, but Industrialization brought high corruption levels, urban poverty and over-consumption of many items due capitalism was booming.
The railroads controlled all the prices, and farmers needed to rely on the railroads to transport their crops around the country; there was an increase in the number of farmers so their prices declined, and they were earning less and less; so many farmers lost their land not being able to compete, turning into tenant farming (<em>renting the right to farm</em>) they were farmers without farms. They were not able to keep up with inflation rates either.
