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Question 10 • CMS 2026-2027 Economics and Personal Finance CREDIT RECOVERY

What event had an enormous effect on US workplace safety?

Answer
A
a new minimum wage
B
a worker strike
C
the first labor union
D
a deadly factory fire

Explanation

A deadly factory fire exposed how unsafe conditions in some workplaces could lead to many deaths. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911, for example, prompted public outrage and stronger workplace safety laws. So the correct choice is “a deadly factory fire.”

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