Andrew Carnegie made his riches in this industry anchored in Pittsburgh, PA.
What is STEEL?
100
This man felt skilled AND unskilled workers within specific industries should all be entitled to union representation.
Who was EUGENE V. DEBS?
100
146 women died here in 1911 when the building they were working in caught fire and the owners had previously locked them in to prevent theft.
What is NEW YORK CITY'S TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY?
100
This occurs when a single company has complete control over an entire industry.
What is a MONOPOLY?
100
This theory insists success and failure in the business world is governed by natural law.
What is SOCIAL DARWINISM?
200
This man is credited with having invented the telephone.
Who ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL?
200
The Standard Oil Company, eventually broken up by the federal government, belonged to this multimillionaire.
Who was JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER?
200
A riot occurred in this Chicago location when 3000 people gathered to protest police brutality after a striker had been killed the day before.
What is HAYMARKET SQUARE?
200
This piece of legislation passed in 1890 made it illegal for businesses or corporations to interfere with trade between states or with other countries.
What is THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT?
200
This group was focused on collective bargaining and striking as a means of achieving goals for its members as opposed to violence.
What was the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR?
300
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed with a golden spike here.
Where is PROMONTORY POINT, UT?
300
This piece of legislation established the ICC as well as the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activity.
What is the INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT?
300
New methods of making steel helped immeasurably in the construction of these tall buildings.
What are SKYSCRAPERS?
300
This dude actually built an entire town in Illinois where his employees who worked on railroad cars could live!
Who is GEORGE PULLMAN?
300
These are corporations made up of multiple companies that receive certificates for dividends on the profits earned.
What are TRUSTS?
400
Among other accomplishments, he is credited with having invented the typewriter.
Who is CHRISTOPHER SHOLES?
400
States won the right to regulate the railroads for the benefit of farmers and consumers with this Supreme Court Case.
What is MUNN VS. ILLINOIS?
400
There are this many time zones in the contiguous 48 United States.
What are FOUR?
400
This construction company stole money for its Union Pacific Railroad shareholders.
What is THE CREDIT MOBILIER?
400
She was a prominent organizer in the women's labor movement who organized for the United Mine Workers of America.
Who is MARY HARRIS JONES?
500
He is credited with having invented the phonograph and the filament commonly used in the middle of a lightbulb.
Who is THOMAS ALVA EDISON?
500
Horizontal Integration occurs when, as a company, you buy up all of your these.
What are COMPETITORS?
500
William "Big Bill" Haywood as well radical unionists and socialists in Chicago helped organize this labor union.
What is the INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD?
500
Henry Bessemer developed a technique for steel manufacturing which involved removing this and other impurities from iron.
What is CARBON?
500
Vertical Integration is when a company does this to all of its suppliers.