What resulted from the influx of laborers from the depressed countryside and of foreign immigrants?
a. Wages and incentives for factory workers were wiped out.
b. Working and living conditions improved for laborers.
c. Mill owners locked some workers out of employment.
d. More people left the cities to make a living on the farm.
ANSWER: a
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