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What term did Mark Twain use to describe the late 1800s in the United States?
What term did Mark Twain use to describe the late 1800s in the United States?
Which individual is mentioned as an example of a tycoon in the Gilded Age?
Which individual is mentioned as an example of a tycoon in the Gilded Age?
How did the American economy shift by 1900 compared to the mid-1800s?
How did the American economy shift by 1900 compared to the mid-1800s?
What characterized manufacturing in the Second Industrial Revolution?
What characterized manufacturing in the Second Industrial Revolution?
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How did factory owners handle dissatisfied workers during the Second Industrial Revolution?
How did factory owners handle dissatisfied workers during the Second Industrial Revolution?
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What was one of the key regulations passed in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
What was one of the key regulations passed in response to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire?
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What was a significant factor that led to the decrease in child labor near the end of the period?
What was a significant factor that led to the decrease in child labor near the end of the period?
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What was a common strategy used by truant officers to combat child labor in factories?
What was a common strategy used by truant officers to combat child labor in factories?
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What did the creation of white-collar jobs during the Second Industrial Revolution lead to?
What did the creation of white-collar jobs during the Second Industrial Revolution lead to?
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How did the concept of the weekend emerge during this period?
How did the concept of the weekend emerge during this period?
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What was the approximate average annual income of a male non-farm employee in the year 1900?
What was the approximate average annual income of a male non-farm employee in the year 1900?
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How much did the young girl working in the cotton mill earn per day according to Lewis Hine's photograph?
How much did the young girl working in the cotton mill earn per day according to Lewis Hine's photograph?
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What characterized the working conditions of industrial workers in the early 1900s according to the text?
What characterized the working conditions of industrial workers in the early 1900s according to the text?
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What led to the tragic outcome at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory according to the text?
What led to the tragic outcome at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory according to the text?
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How many people lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911?
How many people lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on March 25, 1911?
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