Question

Which statement best summarizes how the effects of the industrial age led to workplace reforms?

Advances during the industrial age resulted in employers improving safety and working conditions.
Problems during the industrial age led workers to abandon tenements and build better housing.
Advances during the industrial age led employers to encourage the growth of unions.
Problems during the industrial age led to efforts to improve safety and end child labor.

Answer 1

Problems during the industrial age led to efforts to improve safety and end child labor.

(Unsafe conditions, long hours, and child labor prompted labor reforms, regulations, and union activism.)