industrial action Flashcards

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what was the railroad strike of 1877?

A
  • first national strike
  • carriages, trains, buildings destroyed
  • henrys send in federal troops and turns violent
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2
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when was knights of labour?

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1869

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3
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what was knights of labour?

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  • workers movement
  • 100,000 by 1885
  • end in 1886 with haymarket bomb
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4
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what was AFL set up in 1885?

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  • samuel gompers

- more than 250,000 members by 1892

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5
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when was the granger movement?

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1867

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6
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what was the granger movement?

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  • unite farmers against growing hostilities of the railways

- 800,000 members by 1870’a

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7
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when did populism emerge?

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1892 when they won 1 million votes (show need for change)

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8
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when did bryan split the democrats with his populist ideas like silver purchase?

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1896

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9
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when was the pullman strike?

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1894

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10
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what was the pullman strike?

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  • national strike that paralysed the nation
  • led by eugene debs
  • cleveland send troops and pass omnibus indictment
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11
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when was the anthracite coal strike?

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1902

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12
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how many strikers were there after the war in 1919?

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4 million

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