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Why was the growth of workers' unions not only an economic demand but a political event?

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Correct answer: Because unions organized workers and demanded rights

The governing concept is the politicisation of labour through collective organization. A union could negotiate wages and hours, but it also gave workers a shared identity and the ability to make demands publicly. Strikes, petitions, meetings, and campaigns for labour laws forced governments to address factory conditions, voting rights, social protection, and the balance of power between employers and employees. Thus the issue moved beyond an individual contract or wage dispute and entered public policy. Option A is correct because it includes both organization and demands for rights. Options B and C describe royal or feudal activities unrelated to unions. Option D reverses the relationship: unions represented workers rather than serving as owners’ private armies.

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Workers UnionsLabour PoliticsRightsThe Age Of Social ChangeSocialism In Europe And The Russian RevolutionHistoryClass 9 Mcq

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