Pick one (1) of the following topics. Then, address the corresponding questions/prompts for your selected topic. Use at least one (1) documented example of the corresponding primary source in your writing.
Option 1: Big Business (Monopolies) and Exploitation of Workers
View the following resource:
• The Progressive Era Links to an external site.(27:30)
Browse and read one (1) of the following:
• Triangle Shirtwaist Factory FireLinks to an external site.
• The Pullman StrikeLinks to an external site.
Then, address the following:
• Explain if big business leaders were "captains of industry," "shrewd businessmen," or "robber barons."
• Based on one of the resources noted for this option, assess American working conditions and exploitation of workers in the Age of Industry.
• Analyze the role that government played in reforming American working conditions.
• Explain the benefits of the Federal Government regulations of monopolies.