Industrial Workers – Chapter 4/Section 3 (Part 1) p.125
The Big Idea: Changes in the workplace led to a rise in labor unions and workers’ strikes.
Introduction: Before the ____________________________, people worked in small workshops and
were ___________ at creating something from scratch.
Problem:
Problem:
Solution: The ___________________ was used to solve the problems.
*First tried by _____________ to make his Model T
*____________ factories with many workers
*Built only ___________ product
*Product moved down a ___________________
*Workers add ___________________ parts
The Effects on America (Put a + next to positive effects and a – next to negative effects.)
*Thousands of ____________________ were available
*Pay for workers __________________
*There were many new things available to buy due to ____________________________
*Workers were _________________________ and became _________________
*No more ___________________________
Main Idea 1: The desire to maximize __________and become more efficient led to poor
working conditions.
Several factors led to a decline in the quality of working conditions in the late 1800s.
*____________ and ________________________replaced skilled craftspeople.
*These low-paid workers could easily be___________. They brought costs down & caused
______________ to rise.
Frederick W. Taylor, an efficiency expert, published The Principles of Scientific Management in 1909. This
publication…
*Encouraged managers to view workers as _________________________________.
* Injuries _______________, and conditions __________________.
*Workers looked for ways to bring about____________________.
Poor Working Conditions in Factories
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Small, crowded rooms
Specialization made workers tired, _______, and more likely to be ________.
Managers paid ________ attention to working conditions.
Stuffy air
__________ workplaces
Long hours
Low wages
No job _________________