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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT APUSH 6.7 EXAM
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Question 1: 1886 Haymarket Riot
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celebrating the May-Day labor movement, members gathered in peaceful protest?a bomb exploded.Later found to be an anarchist likely unrelated to KOL?people associate bombing, radical actions to labor unions though, and they all start losing members
Question 2: by 1901
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American Federation of Laborers-represented skilled laborers only, had a million members?efforts don't work until later though, led by Samuel Gompers
Question 3: Homestead Strike of 1892
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Henry Frick, mngr of Homestead steel mill, cut wages? "Fort Frick" went on lockout?Pinkertons hired to strikebreak, surrender to worker fire?hiring strikebreakers outlawed in 26 states, but the way workers beat up the Pinkertons lost the union support
Question 4: 1869
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Knights of Labor founded, for no child labor, no monopolies, 8-hour work days, ability to organize?went public in 1881?supported all workers, black, women, and unskilled and skilled
Question 5: Anti-Union Techniques
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Lockout-closes factory to prevent organizing Blacklists w/ names of pro-Union workers Yellow-Dog Contracts-said workers can't join union Strikebreakers/scabs-people desperate for jobs who would gladly take place of a striker and stop their strike also
Question 6: Effects of Panics of 1873 & 1893
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Impoverished working class saw wages drop
Question 7: 1866
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National Labor Union formed, but lost members after Panic of 1873
Question 8: Standards of living rise
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Rise of mass production?prices on many common items decreased?real wages for workers did rise a little?more goods and services available to working class
Question 9: 1895
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Biltmore House; 175K sq ft floor space, 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, Vanderbilt's vacation home
Question 10: Conspicuous Consumption
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Excessive consumption, often by wealthy to show off how rich they were
Question 11: Pullman Strike of 1894
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Due to Panic of 1893, Pullman, owner of railcar co. cut wages, fired unionists?Eugene V. Debs said to not work on trains w/ Pullman cars?Pullman cars put on trains w/ federal mail?Debs and other leaders arrested for hindering federally authorized trains
Question 12: Great Railroad Strike of 1877
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railroad companies cut wages to save money during a recession?strike spread to 11 states and shut down 60%+ of nation's railroads?violence broke out, and prez. Hayes sent federal troops to restore order?100 died, and this brought recognition to unions