the frequent processions and movements. In 1886, a strike broke out in Chicago as the workers strive for the eight working hours per day. The dispute later turned into a violent confrontation where some explosions and gunshots occurred. It was believed a home-made metal bomb was ignited by a protestant and threw against the police. This incident led to the death of seven policemen and caused an untold number of injuries. Eight years later, a strike broke out again in Chicago as the railway…
Railroad Strike started on July 14 , 1877 in Martinsburg, West Virginia in response to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. It’s also known as the Great Upheaval. The great railroad strike started after the Baltimore and Ohio cut wages of railroads and that was basically the biggest event that happened leading up to the great railroad strike. That’s the biggest reason why this strike happened and lots of people were unhappy with this strike. During the great railroad strike there was…
End of Unit: Diversity Have you ever just ask yourself the question “What really is ‘normal’?” In the novels, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz the protagonists live less than “normal” lives. In Among the Hidden, the protagonist Luke Garner does not officially exist because the government does not allow families to have more than two children in fear of a global food shortage, so Luke is forced to stay in his home, and the most he’s…
The advantages of the railroad were due to the demand for faster and more convenient transportation. They created more direct routes, greater speed and safety, dependable schedules, year-round service, and more space to travel. They connected many cities together and went about 50 miles an hour, which would take a whole day on horseback or stagecoach. It carried cattle, fruit, and goods it had never previously been carried. The Railroad Empire grew at the end of the Civil War. It expanded from…
Class and Community is about the impact the industrial revolution and factory systems had on the small village of Lynn Massachusetts. It is an in depth view of Lynn shoemakers and their transition from life of preindustrial labor to their life after the industrial revolution and after the introduction of factory system labor. Alan Dawley’s purpose of the book was to point out the limits of class conflict and the corruptness of factory employers by describing the hardships the workers lived…
Welders are defined as a tradesperson who specializes in fusing materials together rather it be metals, steels, or certain plastics. A day in the life of a welder can be a tedious one or a relaxed one depending on what area of welding you choose to go into. There are production welders one that work in plants and manufacture parts or pieces on a production line. Construction welders usually these welders would have joined a union (boilermakers, pipefitters, etc.) and work on various…
Collis made America much better by being involved in all these projects that affected the american people in such a positive way. Now people from the south were able to travel to the west because of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Major Wickham was able to get Huntington involved in the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, because of Huntington’s involvment this railroad became a success. This railway was from Virginia and in West Virginia there is a town named after him. He established a coal business…
Brian Luy History 109 February 29, 2016 How did the labor and women's movements expand the meanings of American freedom? Progressive Reformers wanted better working conditions. They had in mind to humanize industrial capitalism (Lecture/Text 738) Workers had to follow the specific working instructions given by their supervisors which led to many skilled workers seeing this as a loss of freedom. They wanted Industrial Freedom. (Text 738) Progressive Reformers believed that by giving workers the…
As the article, “California Farmworkers’ Strikes of 1933” reports, the Cannery Agricultural Workers Industrial Union Central Strike Committee managed to get the strikers to go back to work with only less than half of their demands met. Bronfenbrenner states, “In the end, there was no clear answer on who won but with all the sides--the…
Equal Employment Opportunity laws were established after the United States showed worrisome proof of prejudice living in employers and companies. It was becoming apparent that there was bigotry and discrimination in the workplace; where it didn’t belong. Workers around the country were distressed as they were turned away because of their race, sex, and/or religion. It was on July 2, 1965 that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was a officially official. On the first day of the opening…