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1902 Anthracite Coal Strike

Based on the given map, which was the first labor strike to end with the president intervening on behalf of the workers?

The wealthy are benefiting from the efforts of the working class

Which one of the following statements most accurately expresses the main idea of the 1883 cartoon shown

used ruthless business tactics

during the late 1800s and early 1900s, the term "robber baron" best defined a person who

organizers of labor unions

during the late 1800s, the ideas expressed in the given song lyrics were the goals of

creating monopolies

during the late 19th century, businesses tried to maximize profits by

reducing competition through the formation of trusts

from 1870 to 1900, business leaders in the united states often attempted to increase productivity,maximize profits, and decrease costs by

control prices and practices in the oil refining business

in the late 1800s, the creation of the standard oil trust by john d rockefeller was intended to

eliminated competition using ruthless methods

in the late 1800s, the term, "robber baron" was used to describe some owners of big businesses primarily because they

Social Darwinism

in the late 1800s, which idea was most often to justify the elimination of business competition?

prevent large corporations from eliminating their competition

in the passing sherman anti trust act congress intended to

gave large sums of money to charitable causes

one way in which Andrew Carnegie and John D rockefeller are similar is that they both

poor working conditions and low wages in many industries

the formation of national labor unions in the late 1800s was mainly a response to

used its economic power to influence government decisions

the principal message of this cartoon is that the standard oil company

organization of labor unions

the problem shown in the cartoon was addressed during the late 1800s primarily by the

philanthropists

these headlines reflect the actions of Andrew Carnegie and John D rockefeller as


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