History of the United States II / Unit 6 USH2 0758 short lesson, about 20 seconds
After the Fire
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The idea
The Triangle fire led New York to pass its first workplace inspection laws and safety codes, turning public outrage into regulation.
In practice
Factory inspectors checking the exits and fire escapes that owners had once locked.
Where people slip
A disaster made possible a reform that years of argument had not. The pattern recurs in this unit.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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