During the years 1870 to 1900, labor and management battled for control over wages and working conditions. a. Explain ONE govern
mental policy or practice that contributed to this conflict. b. Explain ONE cultural or intellectual movement that contributed to this conflict. c. Provide ONE new piece of outside evidence and explain how it supports your response in either Part A or Part B.
A. a policy adopted during this period was the economic policy known as laissez-faire. This policy was totally focused on economic liberalism and believed that the government should not interfere in commercial relations and let trade regulate itself, including in matters related to wages and conditions and work.
B. The Social Gospel was a movement that contributed to this conflict because it stated that the government had a responsibility to help the working class and claimed that this aid was made with the interference in labor rights. The government and businessmen, however, had tried to combat this thought.
C. The evidence that can be presented on this subject is the constant strikes caused by workers who demanded better working conditions and wages, such as the Great Strike of 1877 and the Pullman Strike, in addition, can be presented as evidence of government violence in trying to prevent these strikes.
The fur trade was the real economic driver of New France. The harvesting of furs created wealth, stimulated the exploration of the continent and created alliances with many Aboriginal peoples. Fishing was also a very profitable way to make money in New France
The parity legislation basically sought to restore the terms of trade that was enjoyed by farmers beginning In the 1920s. This legislation was used by farmers to justify the prices of their agricultural produce. They compared this argument with the belief that farming needs to remain as profitable compared between the years of 1909 and 1914.
