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15 Cards in this Set
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Henry Ford |
First Ford built in 1896; Used Assembly Line (lowered costs and raised wages) |
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Fredrick Winslow Taylor |
Knowm for 'Taylorism' (sped up production through subdivision and replaced skill labor) |
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Andrew Carnegie |
Scottish immigrant with poor parents; Big in the steel industry and a philanthropist |
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John D Rockefeller |
Started the most praised oil company of the century; Used Vertical and horizontal organization |
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J.P Morgan |
Banker who perfected the trust monopoly; eventually bought and combined steel companies to create the United States Steel Corporations |
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Edward Bellamy |
Wrote the novel Looking Backwards, which supported socialist ideals |
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"Molly Maguire's" |
Militant union in the coal region of Pennsylvania; violence was used to intimidate and prevent unions from occuring |
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Knights of Labor |
First genuine national labor union, founded in 1869; open to all |
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American Federation of Labor |
Formed in 1881; focused on skilled workers |
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Samuel Gompers |
Powerful leader of AFL, accepted capitalism, wanted more rewards for workers |
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Eugene Debs |
Labor leader, socialist, militant, against capitalism; led the railway labor strike, part of Pullman strike (imprisoned) |
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Haymarket Square |
Strike led to bombing, which led to police turning on the crowd. Many were injured. Negative impact on labor union movement. |
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Homestead Strike |
Strike at Carnegies home in 1890, led to violence and killed several people. Govenor sent in National Guard. |
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Pullman Strike |
Wages cut by 25%, while rent stayed the same in the apartments owned by the company. Pres Cleveland sent in National Guard. |
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Women's Trade Union Leagues |
Formed in 1903, focused on securing legislation that would protect woman workers instead of organizing strikes. |
