Labor Unions, conditions, Major Strikes
What is the purpose of a Labor Union
A labor union is an organized group of workers that unite to make decisions about conditions affecting their work.
What was the Gilded Age
A period of rapid economic growth in the U.S. after the Civil War (1870s–1900s)
What is a monopoly?
One company completely controls an entire market, allowing them to fix prices and eliminate competition.
What connected the country from coast to coast, encouraging massive Westward expansion and economic boost.
The Transcontinental Railroad.
What is the name of the school Harry Potter attends?
Hogwarts
Name a specific Strike and the goal/outcomes?
Different Answers
Who were the Muckrakers?
Investigative pioneers, journalist, writers, and photographers who would expose greed, monopolies, political corruption, and the unsafe working conditions.
What is a Captain of Industry?
What is a Robber Barons?
Powerful business leaders who successfully shaped the U.S. Economy. Donated millions to build schools, libraries and museums?
Powerful leaders who use unfair and ruthless methods to get rich.
Why did cities grow during the time of the gilded age?
The need for jobs for the factories in the city.
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While businesses and industries thrived, working conditions were bad. What are some examples of bad working conditions?
What was the effect of working conditions?
Will be different answers.
Labor unions going on strikes.
Name an actual Muckraker and what did they expose?
Different answers
Which of the following cities was a leader in steel production? #1
Pittsburgh
Name three effects of Industrialization on Cities
- Cities grew rapidly = urbanization
- Crowded, unsafe housing called tenements
- Pollution, poor sanitation, and child labor
- Growth of middle class and immigrant neighborhoods
What is the name of the three actors who played spiderman?
Toby McGuire
Tom Holland
Andrew Garfield
What was the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair exposing the terrible working conditions in the meat packing industry?
The Jungle
What was the purpose of this political cartoon #1
Shows how the standard oil controlled all different aspects of life.
How did railroads benefit businesses and industries in the U.S.?
In the movie Hunger Games, which district is Katniss Everdeen from?
District 12
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Outlawed anticompetitive business practices and monopolization
What was the purpose of political cartoon #3?
The person who totals and controls the ballots holds all the power, regardless of how people actually vote
Industrial Growth #1
What is the purpose of this photo?