Test 11/14/23 Flashcards
(38 cards)
what was the ratio of workers to job in the industrial revolutions
more workers than jobs
what was the bosses connection with his workers in a big business during the industrial revolution
(close or not so close)
boss was less familiar with workers
what were some peoples jobs in the industrial revolution
tending machines in larger, more crowded noisy rooms
what are sweatshops
shops with long hours, poor conditions, immigrants, young kids working
what did children do for child labor(1900)
2 million kids under 15 worked in textile mills, tobacco shops, garment shops
who were breaker boys
boys who picked slate out of coal, very dangerous
what was the triangle fire
a NYC sweatshop had locked doors where lots of women worked, a fire broke out, women had to jump to their deaths, 150 died
who was terence powderly
founder who made a union for skilled and unskilled workers from all sorts of life
who was samuel gompers
founder who was a cigar wrapper made up of skilled workers only- seperate unions
what is collective bargaining
negotiating with management
who was mother jones
a famous organizer of women in the work force
how sucessful was the ILGWU
not very sucessful at first but gains popularity as time goes on
why didnt some people like the idea of unions
they felt it represented an anarchist movement throughout the country
what is an anarchist
someone who opposes most forms of govt
what did west strikes in the mines cause
alot of violence
what did the court order because of strikes
injunction, made it illegal to strike
whats an injunction
court order to not do something
what is the haymarket riot, homestead strike, and pullman strike all examples of
labor unrest
what was the sherman anti trust act
law which prohibited the formations of trusts
what was the sherman anti trust acts power
not too powerful at first, but will get stronger in the future
what did almost all rich people believe in
philanthropy
what did all strikes result in
violence and the government siding with the bigger business
who was andrew carnegie
worked in steel, rags to riches story, built steel plant in homestead pensylvania
what was the bessemer process
william kelly and henry bessemer produced strong steel at a lower cost
