Lesson 3 Flashcards
(11 cards)
philosophy that argued that gov’t should impose no restraints on business
Laissez-faire
Control of an industry or market by one corporation
monopoly
organized his steel business to control all phases of production
vertical integration
to form a monopoly of the industry
horizontal integration
pejorative name/term for big business leaders that suggested the grow rich through devious business practices, exploitation of workers, and political manipulation
Robber barons
legally binding deal bringing many companies in the same industry under direction of board trustees
Trust
made trust illegal. Start of the “Trust Busting’
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
no hire lists of consideration, trouble makers within an industry or town
Blacklist
Skewed theory of natural selection that suggested wealth was a reflection of the fittest members of society
Social Darwinism
strike against McCormick Harvesting Co., ended in bomb being set off, killing both police and strikers
Haymarket Riot
more radical ideology, called for workers’ rights and protection, admitted unskilled workers, black men, and women, and was against laissez-faire ideology
Knights of Labor