Unit 6 V Flashcards

You guessed it. More gilded ages. (10 cards)

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What was the Great Railroad Strike? Why did it happen? What was the response?

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  • Somewhat coordinates due to 10% wage cuts in the Midwest
  • President Hayes put troops to stop unions
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What was the justification for Hayes’ response to the Great Railroad Strike? What was the lesson learned by Americans?

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  • The president was focusing on industrialization
  • Railroads are heavily important
  • Presidents will side with capital
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Who were the Knights of Labor? What did they stand for? What were their actions?

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  • Community that included women
  • Strikes for 8-hour work days
  • Killed police force members
  • Prohibit child labor
  • Seen as anarchists
  • Saw unions as radical
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What was the Haymarket Massacre? What were the results of this?

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  • May 3, 1886. A fight breaks out where one is killed.
  • May 4, 1886. One person throws a bomb and kills 7 police officers. Police in return kill 4.
  • 8 anarchists are taken on trail.
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What was the AFL? What were their beliefs? Who was the leader?

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  • Samuel Gompers
  • Believed women would cause further wage cuts
  • Men should work
  • Opposed creation of worker’s party
  • Avoided radical and violent tactics
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Who were Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman?

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  • Jewish Anarchists
  • Tried to assassinate Frick but failed to do so
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What was the Panic of 1893?

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  • Caused by railroad company failures, financial crises in Europe, and loss of gold value
  • Bank failures
  • Unemployment of up to 3 million
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What was the Pullman Strike? What did this violate? What was the response?

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  • Wage cuts of 30% during the Panic of 1893
  • Eugene Debs organized a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars which violated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
  • Cleveland sent 12,000 troops to Chicago without Illinois Governor’s permission
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What was the Homestead Strike?

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  • Carnegie did not like how his workers were benefiting from rising wages
  • Henry Clay Frick was instructed to lock out union workers
  • Union locked out, fences, and sniper towers, until they accepted wage cut
  • Carnegie asked for state troops
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What was Henry George known for? What did he do?

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  • Known for his “Progress and Poverty” that talked about wealth inequality caused by private ownership of land
  • Ran for mayor for the labor party
  • Proposed getting rid of labor taxes and instead having a land tax
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