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mechanical engineer Fredrick Taylor’s management style, also called “stop-watch management,” which divided manufacturing tasks into short, repetitive segments and encouraged factory owners to seek efficiency and profitability over any benefits of personal interaction
Scientific management
the ownership or control of all enterprises comprising an entire industry
monopoly
True or False: Factory wages were at decent prices
False
True or False: People died form worker protests
True
What were small general stores replaced with?
Large Department Stores
The secret organization formed by Irish coal miners in Pennsylvania
Molly Maguires
In 1865 what percent of Americans worked in farms?
60%
Describe the experience of a women working in the factory
- Had jobs involving clothing and textiles
- They were paid lower wages than men
How did owners deal with resistance/protest from workers?
- Violence; The Day of the Rope happened where 10 protestors were hung
Explain what the consumer life was like.
Consumer lifestyle was basically spending money to buy material goods.
What specific device allowed for rural areas to have more opportunities to purchase products?
The telephone
NLU
AFL
KOL
What do these stand for?
National Labor Union
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
As a result of American consumerism, People stopped using cash and started using ______?
Credit
Railroad company owner, George Pullman, fired 3000/6000 workers
Pullman cut remaining workers’ pay by 25%
Caused a nationwide train stoppage
Ended with nothing gained
Explain what happened at the Homestead Strike
Factory manager, Henry C. Frick called a worker lockout
300 detectives hired by Frick engaged in a gunfight with workers
Ended with the defeat of the worker’s union
What were some of the disadvantages of factory labor
Low wages
In 1913, nearly 25,000 Americans lost their lives working in factories
700,000 workers had injuries, forcing them to miss at least one month of work every year
What happened at the Haymarket affair
- The police were told that it was a peaceful protest, but regardless they told the crowd to disperse. Then, somebody threw a bomb which killed a police officer and injured many others.
What happened on May 1, 1886, and what was the result of it?
Labor organizations engaged in a national rally for the 8-hour workday.
About 300,000-500,000 people protested in New York, Detroit, Chicago, and more places
This resulted in fights that were between protestors and police; many died
What changes did farm machinery advancements bring?
Allowed for greater production with less labor
Many Americans travelled to the city to work in factories
The large amounts of goods available from every company created competition between the companies. What did companies do to beat other companies? (Hint: It cost a lot of money)
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