Which of the following describes a major similarity between the impacts of the renaissance and the protestant reformation?
a. both resulted in the creation of new christian faiths.
b. both supported absolute monarchy based on the divine right of kings.
c. both sought to revive classical greek and roman ideas.
d. both challenged traditions promoted by the roman catholic church.

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.