Laissez Faire Flashcards
what is social Darwinism?
where the best/cleverest workers are the richest and most powerful
what is rugged individualism?
where people succeed by doing it for themselves
what is laissez-faire?
where people had to have rigged individualism to beat social Darwinism and be successful as the government didn’t like to help people/interfere
when were the knights of labor protest and who created the movement?
1869
Terrence Powderly
how many members did knights of labor have in 1885 and 1886 - why the increase?
- 100,000 and 750,000
- paralyzed the southwest rail systems so negotiations had to be made
when did congress pass the interstate commerce act - what was it for?
1887
to regulate the railroad companies
when was the American Federation of Labour (AFL) made, and by who?
1885
sam Gompers
how many members did AFL have?
250,000
why did knights of labor’s popularity decline?
violence in Haymarket square
