Farmers Movement
What is the name of the movement where farmers organized an association of Farmers social club in order to help each other.
Grange Movement/Farmers Alliance
_________ _________ is an organization that workers formed to improve their conditions.
Labor Unions
Name the tactics that were used by Labor Unions to negotiate better working hours, better working conditions, and better pay (wages)? Identify the one that is more likely to be peaceful and the one more likely to be violent.
Going on Strike
Collective bargaining
_______________ "Survival of the Fittest" is a system of belief and ideology that humans, like other life forms compete for survival and those who are naturally superior will be met with success and greatness.
Social Darwinism
Name some of the Farmer Problems that were hurting them economically. (3-4 examples)
Agricultural Surplus/Overproduction
High Shipping Costs
Profits of the Middlemen
Farmer Debt
Not enough money in the economy (Scarcity of Money)
Conditions were instead of going to school children worked in factories that were dangerous, long hours, low pay, and got sick because of how dirty it was. This is called ______________ _________.
Child Labor
__________ strike workers went on strike because of low wages and high rent squeezing money out of them. They refused to work and prevented trains from operating. Pullman sent in Federal Troops and got a court order to have rioters stop protesting.
Pullman Strike
______________A radical system of belief or idea opposing all forms of government. Meaning there is no government, there is no leader, there are no official rules. The community is governing itself.
Anarchism
Explain some of the things Granger Laws monitored in order to help farmers.
Monitor Grain Prices
Monitor High Shipping Costs with the Interstate Commerce Act
Provided 3-4 problems the Industrial Workers faced by working in the factories that caused them to want to go on strike.
Child Labor
Long Work Days
Low Wages/Periodic Unemployment
Dangerous Conditions
___________ ______in this riot they were fighting because of wage cuts, they wanted higher pay. But negotiations failed the workers went on strike walking out of work. They got locked out, and Carnegie (boss) replaced them with new workers and sent the military to end the protest.
Homestead Strike
_______________ Free Market is based on the idea or belief on an economy where individuals own their own businesses instead of the government.
Capitalism
____________ Party was started by farmers for the people. It was called the "People's Party". They were trying to unite farmers, miners, and factory workers.
Populist Party
_______ __________ Union was formed to protect skilled/Unskilled, minorities, and fight for women equal pay. Fell shortly after the Haymarket Riot.
Knights of Labor
_______________, riot that started in Haymarket square they were fighting for an 8hr work day but the riot turned violent when someone threw a bomb. Many died, were injured, and its leaders hanged associating the movement to violence and anarchism.
Haymarket Riot
_____________ Party is a system of belief or idea that the government should control production or the peoples in order to take care of everyone but they are ok with different economic classes existing.
Socialism
William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech talked about putting more money (Gold and Silver) back into circulation (Bimetallisms) which led to the _________ _______ Purchase act where the government purchased silver to put back into the economy. Eventually leading to inflation.
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
_________ _________ of ______ is a union that was formed to protect SKILLED workers only. Like ex, Carpenters, Shoe Makers, Plumbers, etc.
American Federation of Labor
Identify the tactics and if it turned peaceful or violent:
Pullman Strike; Failed in negotiations, leading to a strike (walking out of work). Troops were sent to end it many died or were injured.
Haymarket Strike: Riot where they were fighting for an 8hr work day but the riot turned violent when someone threw a bomb. Many died and were injured.
Homestead Strike; Fighting because of wage cuts, they wanted higher pay. But negotiations failed the workers went on strike walking out of work. Many died and were injured ending in violence. Federal troops and court order was issued to end it.
Pullman; Collective Bargaining/Strike/Violent
Haymarket; Strike/Violent
Homestead; Collective Bargaining/Strike/Violent
__________ party an the idea or system of belief created by Karl Marx believed government should take care of every one and there should be a classless society with no upper, middle, and lower class.
Communism