Industrialization Study Guide Flashcards
what are monopolies and how do they benefit big businesses
when one person controls and industry or entire market, benefiting the companies b/c they can control the prices
in the late 1800s what was the gov. position on labor unions
skeptical cause they associated it with marxism and anarchism
why did factory owners prefer to hire women and children
could pay them less
what changes were labor unions able to make for workers
establish min wage 8hr work day closed shops child labor laws courts ordered laborers back to work
whats the Monroe doctrine
doc. stating president Monroe’s annual message to congress. declared that US and European powers to extend their system by any means for the U.S.’s peace and safety
Henery Ford’s assembly line resulted in _______ of automobiles and greater ______ of vehicles
mass production
number
how did business owners try to stop workers from making demands for better-working conditions and wages
yellow dog contracts, blacklists, lockouts,strike,breakers and scab laborers
describe the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Caused from cigarette,doors were locked, many women who were fighting for better wages, conditions etc. could not or did not escape
describe the Pullman Strike
Recession in Pulmn comp. caused comp. to cut wages, causing workers to be unable to pay for basic needs, workers that complained were fired, strike began, tieing up RRs and threatened econ.
describe Haymarket Riot
Union organizers called for a strike for 8hr wk day. clash between striker and police left one dead. Next day strikers protested, someone threw a bomb, police fired, and workers fired back. 7 police and 4 workers killed. Caused Knights of LAbor pop. to decrease…to 0.
laissez-faire
belief that gov shouldnt be involved in business
robber barons
RR entrepreneurs who built their wealth by creating, lying and stealing from investors, tax payers gov. officials etc.
Knights of LAbor
1st nationwide, industrial union, called for 8hr wk day, gov. bureau of labor logistics, equal pay for women, abolition of child labor,creating of worker-owned factories. Supported arbitration and preferred boycotts
assembly line
production system by machines and workers. Arranged so each person performs same task over and over, and hands off item to the next
Eugene V. Debs
LEad American Railway Union. One of the companies they unionized was the Pullman Pallace Car Comp.