Because work conditions were awful and pay was minuscule, forcing them to live on the streets or if they were lucky to live in a small box of an apartment. Owners abused their authority over their workers and because of this, the workers attempted to fight back. This was not met with friendliness, however, when the owners hired soldiers to wound and kill those who went strike.
Answer:
Freedom of the press is important because it plays a vital role in informing citizens about public affairs and monitoring the actions of government at all levels.
Explanation:
Undoubtedly, there needs to be a certain degree of arms proliferation in all countries in order to secure their borders from external or internal threats. However, when the military budget of countries like the USA, the world´s largest power, is far greater than the budget destined to meet other needs of the State, these latter ones are unavoidably neglected, to the detriment of the country´s people. On the other hand, if a greater budget is destined to the building of infrastructure, history shows —like in Japan and Germany— that the economy becomes less dependent on warfare and relies more on human capital and culture.
The question then becomes whether economic gain through arms proliferation is more advantageous to the welfare of the people or if the wellbeing of the people —through the building of infrastructure— is more beneficial to any given government. Since the wellbeing of the people is, in principle —based on the International Bill of Human Rights—, the aim of all countries, these should be more preoccupied with the building of infrastructure.
