The Triangle Shirtwaist fire:

a. was the worst fire in U. S. history.

b. brought in its wake increased union organizing among New York City garment workers and much-needed safety legislation.

c. destroyed the business, but there were no casualties.

d. occurred during the Uprising of the 20,000.

e. resulted in laws that banned all manufacturing in New York.

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Paxton Schneider

10 September, 10:00

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire:

a. was the worst fire in U. S. history.

b. brought in its wake increased union organizing among New York City garment workers and much-needed safety legislation.

c. destroyed the business, but there were no casualties.

d. occurred during the Uprising of the 20,000.

e. resulted in laws that banned all manufacturing in New York.

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Ashly Pugh · Answer 1

b. brought in its wake increased union organizing among New York City garment workers and much-needed safety legislation

Explanation:

The Triangle Shirtwaist fire is one of the deadliest fire incident in the history of US, it resulted in the death of about 146 garment workers, majorly women. It occurred in March 25, 1911. During that period, most factories locked their exit doors so that workers cannot go on unauthorized breaks and to prevent thievery, the workers could not exit the building when the fire started at the eighth floor, they had to jump resulting in casualty at the net used by fire fighters broke under their weight. In the wake of the incident, there were increased union organizing among New York City workers calling on legislation to improve the safety of the work environment.