APUSH chapter 17

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Social Darwinism

Assumptions that wealth earned thru hard work and thrift and that those who failed earned their failure became basis of this.only fittest individuals survived and flourished in the marketplace

Gospel of Wealth

Andrew Carnegie advocated idea that w/ great wealth came great responsibility to use riches to advance social progress

Knights of Labor

First effort at national labor organization. under Uriah Stephens- lacked strong central direction but local "assemblies" championed 8-hour workday, end to child labor, but also interested in long-range reform of economy. Allowed women to join

Bessemer Process

Most impt tech development was new iron + steel production techniques ___ and William Kelly invented process to turn iron to steel, possible to produce large quantities and dimensions for construction, RRs

Pullman Strike

Strike at ____ Car Company in 1894 after The company cut wages. Workers began to strike w/ the American Railway Union of Eugene V. Debs. Within few days thousands of railway workers struck and transportation nationwide frozen. General Manager's Association asked Pres Grover Cleveland to send in federal troops b/c passage of mail being blocked Pres complied and sent 2,000 troops to protect strikebreakers. Strike collapsed

Homestead Strike

The Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (craft union in AFL) held large amt of power in steel industry b/c of reliance on skilled workers Carnegie and Henry Frick began to cut wages at ____ plant in Pittsburgh to break union. 1892 strike called after company stopped consulting the Amalgamated, Pinkerton Detective Agency security guards brought in as strikebreakers- were attacked, National Guard of PA called in iv)Eventually protected strikebreakers ended strike, by 1900 Amalgamated had lost nearly every major steel plant

Great Railroad Strike of 1877

after 10% wage cut announced. Strikers disrupted ___ service, state militia mobilized and in July President Hayes ordered some federal troops. Strike collapsed eventually after many deaths

Haymarket Riot

in Chicago violence broke out between strikers and police. anarchism" became widely feared by middle class, associated it with radical labor

Limited Liability

lost only amt of investment + not responsible for debts- allowed vast capital to be raised

America. Federation

most impt +enduring national labor group- collection of autonomous craft unions of skilled workers. Led by Samuel Gompers- goal to secure greater share of capitalism's material rewards to workers, opposed fundamental economic reform Wanted creation of national 8-hour work day

Horatio Alger

promoted stories of individual success in his works- anybody could become rich thru work, perseverance, and luck ?????

Taylorism

who argued employers subdivide tasks to decrease need for highly skilled workers, increase efficiency by doing simple tasks w/ machines ???????


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