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This was a nationwide conflict that was caused by labor unions against the railroads.
What is the Pullman Strike?
100
The largest American railroad network headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
What is the Union Pacific Railroad?
100
He perfected the lightbulb
Who is Thomas Alva Edison?
100
He was a classic American author who wrote Call of the Wild
Who is Jack London?
100
He was the 26th President known for being the fifth cousin of FDR and for his nickname which gave the name to a world famous bear.
Who is Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt?
200
A massacre that occurred on May 4, 1886 that is one of the most significant origins for May Day, or International Workers' Day.
What is the Haymarket Affair?
200
The former name for this railroad system that goes between Utah and California for the original "First Transcontinental Railroad".
What is the Central Pacific Railroad?
200
He created an easier and affordable way to produce steel.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
200
He wrote books that surrounded the characters' persistence around all obstacles, not about their moral code.
Who is Theodore Dreiser?
200
He was only president for 200 days until his assassination in 1881.
Who is James A Garfield?
300
The most important labor union, they promoted the social and cultural uplift of the workingman, rejected Socialism and radicalism, and demanded the eight-hour day.
What is the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor?
300
This happened because of the cut of wages to the workers because of the increase in prices to continue the railroad building.
What is the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
300
He is credited for inventing the first PRACTICAL telephone.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
300
A classic American Author, his real name was Samuel Clements
Who is Mark Twain?
300
The only president to hold a Ph.D. degree, he signed the declaration to join World War I.
Who is Thomas Woodrow Wilson?
400
One of the first federations of labor unions in the US founded in 1866 and led by Samuel Gompers.
What is the American Federation of Labor?
400
Brought about by the cut of workers' wages by seven cents on July 7th, it was the biggest railroad stoppage since 1894.
What is the Great Railroad Strike of 1922?
400
Most notable for his invention of the cotton gin, replacing the picking of cotton seeds from the cotton.
Who is Eli Whitney?
400
He never got rich from his very famous books because he gave all of his earnings to different homeless boys.
Who is Horatio Alger Jr?
400
Being the first from the Whig Party, his grandson was Benjamin Harrison.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
500
A lockout and strike, it was one of the most serious disputes in US labor history.
What is the Homestead Strike?
500
He has become a legend and lives on through folk tales. He was killed on April 30, 1900, when his passenger train, the Cannonball Express, collided with a stalled freight train in the fog and rain. He is most known for as the "brave engineer".
Who is John Luther "Casey" Jones?
500
He was known as the "Father of Video Games" and got the National Medal of Technology.
Who was Ralph H. Baer?
500
He exposed his view of the injustices of capitalism and the overwhelming impact of the poverty.
Who is Upton Sinclair?
500
A five-star general, he was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in World War II.
Who was Dwight David Eisenhower?