2. Poor Working Conditions  Child Labor  Long hours, low pay  Unsafe working conditions  Sweatshops

3. Problems of Farmers  Debt  High Tariffs  Populism is dead- no one left to speak for farmers

4. Problems of City Living  Tenement houses- dangerous and dirty  Widespread disease  Rapid growth- urbanization  Lack of trees and open space

5. Corrupt state and local governments  Political machines- Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed  Nativists vs. Immigrants

6. Big Business  Monopolies- Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt  Deforestation- loss of trees and parks  Lack of Resources  Problems with labor unions- Haymarket Riot

7. Minorities and Immigrants  Exclusion of Immigrants  Segregation and unequal treatment  Lack of higher education for minorities

8. Child Labor- History  Problem since 1800s Children needed to work and earn money Education not seen as important Low wages make child labor necessary Children easier to train and control  All photos are by Lewis Hine  Goal Expose the conditions of child labor to bring about changes (laws) Become known as muckraking journalism

9. Children in Cotton Mill What dangers do you see?

10. Children in Coal Mine

11. Children in the Mill/Factory

12. Children in the Cannery

13. Cartoon 1

14. Cartoon 2