triangle shirtwaist company – Flashcards

When did The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire which occurr in New York City, is considered to be one of the most tragic disasters in the history of American industry.

It resulted in the death of how many people (most women)

. The tragedy exposed the inhumane working conditions which the industrial workers faced after the Industrial Revolution and the callous disregard shown by the factory owners for the workers in pursuit of profits. The Triangle Factory Fire eventually proved to be a turning point in the fight by the sweat shop workers for better working conditions and improved factory safety standards. This paper about the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire examines the background of the incident, describes the event in detail and discusses its aftermath.

who were the owners

employed mostly who?

. The horrendous working conditions at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory lead to a worker's strike in what year called the "Uprising of 20,000."

How long did the "Uprising of 20,000" go?

what was the union called involving the 20,000?

How many elevators were accessible but how many elevators were fully operating which workers had to file down a long, narrow corridor in order to reach it.

how many stairways lead to the streets?

why was one of the doors locked from the outside?

On March 25, a Saturday afternoon, there were how many workers at the factory when a fire began in a rag bin?

where did the fire begin?

The manager attempted to use the fire hose to extinguish it, but was unsuccessful, why?

how many could the elevator hold?

what did girls that waited for the elevator do?

what happened to girls that went to the door exit

what made it difficult for the firefighters to fight the fire?

what broke the net that was supposed to catch the girls that were falling?

how many workers at burned to death or suffocated by smoke?

how many died in the elevator shaft?

how many died jumping?

how many died later from injury?

The workers union set up a march on April 5 on New York's Fifth Avenue to protest the conditions that had led to the fire; it was attended by how many people?

The company's owners, Max Blanck and Isaac Harris, who survived the fire by fleeing to the building's roof when the fire began, they were indicted with?

when were Max Blanch and Issac Harris charged?