Labor
Where workers rent was raised but wages were not causing them to strike; they all lost their jobs
Pullman Plant
Rail tycoon of NYC
Cornelius Vanderbilt
A rail line from the east coast in Maryland to California
Transcontinental Railroad
monopoly in which competitors are bought out
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The group that made the up the largest of the Populist activist
Farmers
Rail strike on the B&O line that backed up transportation for weeks; government made workers stop striking
Great Rail Strike 1877
Steel tycoon
Andrew Carnegie
What was Carnegie's essay on wealth called?
Gospel of Wealth
monopoly in which supplies are controlled
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Who did the Populist believe were primarily opposing the people? (an industry)
Railroads
Site of a Pennsylvania steel strike that became deadly and damaged Carnegie's reputation
Homestead
Oil tycoon whose company was broken into several companies by the federal government
John David Rockefeller
How does Carnegie propose fixing the problem of wealth?
The wealthy give to worthy people and organizations
The practice of giving donations to worthy institutions
philanthropy
Who did the populist believe had the power to curb big business?
The government
Violent labor incident in Chicago that resulted in labor union membership decreasing
Haymarket Affair
Bank Tycoon
JP Morgan
Invented incandescent lightbulb and support direct current electricity
Thomas Edison
the concept that the government should stay out of the economy; hands off
laisse faire
How did the Populist believe that big business could pay their fair share?
taxes
Belief that the fittest survive in the economy and society; poor are poor because they are lazy
Social Darwinism
Own a company town that made luxurious railcars
George Pullman
legislation that made monopiles illegal
Sherman Antitrust Act
Not a legislation of an example of government corruption- Senators took shares of a fictitious rail company and pocketed great profit
Credit Mobilier
What groups are accused of colluding by the use of the word "plutocrats"?
Business and government