Question
What factors made it difficult to create fair child-labor laws before the 1920s? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
Most Hoosiers were against government interference in business.
Most Hoosiers were against government interference in business.
Industrialization did not create jobs for children until the 1920s.
Industrialization did not create jobs for children until the 1920s.
Businesses liked hiring children because they could pay them much less.
Businesses liked hiring children because they could pay them much less.
Most families and children did not want working conditions to change.
(1 point)
Responses
Most Hoosiers were against government interference in business.
Most Hoosiers were against government interference in business.
Industrialization did not create jobs for children until the 1920s.
Industrialization did not create jobs for children until the 1920s.
Businesses liked hiring children because they could pay them much less.
Businesses liked hiring children because they could pay them much less.
Most families and children did not want working conditions to change.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The following factors made it difficult to create fair child-labor laws before the 1920s:
1. Most Hoosiers were against government interference in business.
2. Businesses liked hiring children because they could pay them much less.
These factors contributed to the resistance against implementing child-labor laws, as economic interests and ideologies about government roles played a significant part in the debate around labor laws.
1. Most Hoosiers were against government interference in business.
2. Businesses liked hiring children because they could pay them much less.
These factors contributed to the resistance against implementing child-labor laws, as economic interests and ideologies about government roles played a significant part in the debate around labor laws.