, and cities were getting dirtier and unhealthy. Diseases began to spread and people got sick and some died. The cities were getting worse and worse. Lastly, due to the diversity of people, and immigration because of the Industrial Revolution, there were many prejudice people in the United States that discriminated against colored people just because of the color of their skin. They were powerless and were not listened to by people. These were just some of the problems in the United States after the Industrial Revolution.There were also many problems in Russia after they had an Industrial Revolution. Russia had many government problems. The Russian government was a type of government that did not listen to the people. The government did as it pleased without consent from the people. The people had no say in the governing process as in the United States. Due to this there were poor working and living conditions, overpopulation, poor sanitation, not many jobs and many people were starving. The majority of the people in Russia (about ninety percent) were poor and only about ten percent were rich and they controlled the nation. This meant the majority of the nation was not being listened to.There were also solutions to the problems in the United States. In order to solve the monopoly problem, the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was passed which did not allow monopolies. To help the poor working conditions, unions were formed to unify workers and give them more power. These unions fought for worker’s rights and tried to get laws passed to help them. Some included eight-hour days, six-day weeks and an end to child labor. To stop the business cycles, the United States government made sure there was more gold and silver to back up the money they were printing. One way to do this was instead of only using gold to back up money, silver was used too. Then, The Silver Purchase Act of 1890 was passed, which insured that the government bought a certain ...
