How did the increased prosperity and greater productivity affect the workers and the poor?
A) Even though prices for staple goods fell, so did wages.
B) Life expectancies differed by income with lower classes dying much younger.
C) Without extra money, workers did not have income for entertainment.
D) Industries were able to stop regulations regarding child and female labor.
E) Workers across Europe remained unprotected by labor laws.
Ans: B
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a. true b. false