Industrial workplaces changed significantly in the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century. Many of these changes,
and workers’ reactions to them, prompted widespread discussions of “The Labor Question-”
Using what you have learned through your readings, Video and lessons, write an essay in which you answer the
following questions: What was “The Labor Question” and why was it so important in turn-of-the-century America? What
changes prompted the discussion of this question, and what were the various ways that people tried to address it?
Synthesize information from your primary and secondary sources in your answer, a