Imigration And The Labor Movment Flashcards

1
Q

Salad bowl

A

Everyone who comes from all different backgrounds mix together but retain their individual characteristics from their home
Cultures

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2
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Melting pot

A

Everyone comes from

Different backgrounds and blend into one almost homogeneous people, everyone assimilates and becomes an American

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3
Q

Knights of labor was founded by who?

What year?

A

Terrence Powderly

1869

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4
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Knights of labor represented five types of workers

A

1) unskilled
2) skilled
3) woman
4) blacks
5) immigrants

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5
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Movement to have the 8 hour work day began in what state on what date

A

Chicago may 4 1886

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6
Q

May 4 1886 a bomb goes off at a rally @ ______ kills __ and police kill___

A

Hay market square

8 killed by bomb
7 shot by police

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7
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Over next couple days after hay market bombing police round up ___ suspects of what nationalitieso

A

7 Germans
1 American

@ trial no real evidence

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8
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How many men are found guilty ?

What are their sentences

A

All 8 found guilty
7 death sentence
1 gets 15 years

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9
Q

In the hay market martyrs case the state eventual a says what?

How many take the deal?

What happins to the rest

A

State says: admit your guilt and get life in prison instead of dealth row.

2 take the deal
1 kills himself
4 are hung

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10
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1893 Chicago elects new governer: ____

A

John Altgeld

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11
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John Altgeld does what about the haymarket

A

Pardons the 3 men still alive

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12
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What year did the haymarket rally occur

A

1886

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13
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Year John Altgeld becomes governor of Illinois

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1893

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14
Q

Homestead strike year___ at who’s plant run by who in what state

A

1887 carnegie’s plant run by Henry Frick in Pennsylvania

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15
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What things does Frick do when homestead strike breaks out

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First closes factory- see who runs out of money first

Then brings on strike breakers

Then brings in scabs

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16
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What happens during the homestead strike when Frick brings in the scabs

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Workers defend their jobs on day one and on day 2 the pour oil accross the river and light it on fire

17
Q

Eventually homestead strike ends when____

A

Governor sends in militia

Frick wins, workers lose

Ruins Frick and carnegie’s relationship

18
Q

What year did the homestead strike occur?

A

1887

19
Q

What year did governer Altgeld come into office

A

1893

20
Q

What year did Terrence Powderly form the Knights of Labor

A

1869

21
Q

What year did the Knights of labor create Labor Day

A

1884

22
Q

What happened on May 4 1886

A

Haymarket bombing

23
Q

Emma Goldman

A

Bought gun for Alexander Burkman to kill Frick

24
Q

Alexander Burkman

A

Attempted to assassinate Frick, shoots him twice, stabs him 3 times

Sent to jail for 20 years

Viewed as a nut