Why is the rapid expansion of unions related to the rise of industrialization in the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? Choose all that apply. a. Industrialization led to heavy enforcement of government regulations, which spurred the growth of unions. b. Industrialization decreased productivity, which led to unmet demands by workers. c. Industrialization led to horrendous working conditions. d. Industrialization replaced skilled tradespeople and artisans with unskilled laborers, shifting power from workers to employers.

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20. Why is the rapid expansion of unions related to the rise of industrialization in the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? Choose all that apply. 
 
a. 
Industrialization led to heavy enforcement of government regulations, which spurred the growth of unions.
b. 
Industrialization decreased productivity, which led to unmet demands by workers.
c. 
Industrialization led to horrendous working conditions.
d.
Industrialization replaced skilled tradespeople and artisans with unskilled laborers, shifting power from workers to employers.
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There was rapid rise in industrialization in nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The cheap availability of labor, fund and supportive government policies led to rapid industrialization. But side by side, condition of labor class deteriorated during the industrialization.

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