Strikebreaker

Theodore Roosevelt- He is the 26th president who championed expansionist ideals within American government, and had a desire to go to war with nations who conflicted with his goals for America’s role in the Americas. Captain A. T. Mahan- He is the propogandist who inspired America’s government, especially Theodore Roosevelt, to fortify America’s military, by proclaiming the strongest nations have the largest militaries. Henry Cabot Lodge- He was a Massachusetts…

Paper #2 The Progressives were men who lived in the United States during the Progressive Era. They were set on trying to change America for the better. This was during the time between the 1800s and 1900s. America was modernizing quickly, becoming almost too big for their britches. Meaning they were advancing very quickly, but the growing companies of the rich gave to little care to those actually working in the modern factories. It was all about making money and there was quick a large amount…

labor force they could obtain from the poor people. They lowered wages which lead to strikes and protested, as well as, the hatred of immigrants. When a strike broke out the owners of the corporations, instead of raising the wages, would hire strikebreakers, for a low wage, which mostly consisted immigrants. Many governments state and Federal was riddled with corruption. Political members were some of the most corrupt of these people. They illegally gave contractors jobs for their vote in…

Labor Law, which was enacted in 1864. It allowed companies to sign contracts with foreign workers as long as they accepted to give 12 months of their wages to pay for the cost of emigration. Those foreign workers were great for cheap labor and as strikebreakers. Clearly, the government cared more about businesses compared to the people of…

For five days in late August and early September in Logan County of 1921, West Virginia between 10,000 and 15,000 coal miners confronted an army of police and strikebreakers backed by coal operators during a struggle by the minors to unionize the southwestern West Virginia coalfields. The struggle had ended but didn’t end till one million rounds of bullets were fired, and the United States Army intervened by presidential…

Memorable Quotes: 1. Often, during the harsh migratory conditions of the time period, there were many misconceptions about how people could avoid the unfair and miserable treatment that they received, and Sinclair reveals this through Jurgis’s statement: "Little one," he said, in a low voice, "do not worry – it will not matter to us. We will pay them all somehow. I will work harder." That was always what Jurgis said. Ona had grown used to it as the solution of all difficulties – "I will work…

We commonly look back and refer to history in order to progress. When we refer to the past, we are educated of our mistakes and can strive from our successes. However, we are not always truthfully exposed to everything that has happened in the past because things have either been left out, hidden or we have been diverted to other stories distracting us from them. Howard Zinn (51) argues that there is no such thing as impartial history, there is always two sides to every story. All history is…

By the end of the nineteenth century, the Industrial Revolution had brought about tremendous change, such as the rapid urbanization of cities and development of social reforms. More importantly, it became the turning point in which the emergence of advanced machinery and modern industrial production made the U.S. one of the most economically powerful countries in the world. As the U.S. was exponentially expanding, the demand for labor workers — more specifically cheap labor — was increasing. A…

America wasn’t always known as the World’s Leading Superpower. It wasn’t until the Cold War that America was coined this name for its’ powerful military and flourishing economy. However, this title wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for the Industrial Revolution. As a result of the modernization during the years 1865 to 1900, America advanced into a dynamic and urbanized nation of faster transportation, new machinery and technology, and an increased population. Throughout the many changes, both…

labor unions were common to protest, but most of them just quit. F. The Struggle of Organized Labor. a. Industrial Warfare ~ With lots of cheap labor, management held power In its struggles w/ organized labor. ~ Strikers easily replaced w/ strikebreakers/ scabs (desperate ppl need jobs) ~Employers used following tactics for defeating unions : * Lockout : close factory to break labor movement before it could get organized * Blacklists : names of pro-union workers circulated among…