In 1904, the steamship General Slocum caught fire in the East River, killing 1,021 people on board. In 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the city's worst industrial disaster, took the lives of 146 garment workers and spurred the growth of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and major improvements in factory safety standards. COUNT 6
QSN1 In what year did the General Slocum disaster occur? ANS1 1904 QSN2 How many people died on the General Slocum? ANS2 1,021 QSN3 In what building did the city's deadliest industrial disaster occur? ANS3 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory QSN4 How many people died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire? ANS4 146 QSN5 The growth of what organization was prompted by the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire? ANS5 International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union QSN6 A catastrophe in 1911 that killed 146 workers was called what? ANS6 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire