Ch. 19 Flashcards
1
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Gospel of Wealth
A
- Andrew Carnegie
- hard work and perseverance lead to wealth
- poverty as a character flaw
- justified the ruthless behavior of “robber barons”
2
Q
Knights of Labor
A
- largest labor organization in the 19th century
- both skilled and unskilled laborers
- endorsed reform
- Haymarket Riot
3
Q
American Federation of Labor
A
- accepted wage system
- only skilled workers
- Samuel Gompers
- offered benefit of day to day relations with highly skilled wage earners
4
Q
Tenements
A
overcrowded living conditions for majority of the population in cities
5
Q
Slaughterhouse Cases
A
- left protections in state’s hands
- diminished 14th ammendment
6
Q
3 strikes
A
- led to negative feelings about labor unions
- Sherman Antitrust Act
