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Where were factories
located?
Close to rivers & major bodies of water so goods and supplies could be transported TERM 2
Pullman Town
DEFINITION 2 carefully laid out and strictly controlled towns build by Railroad car company owner William Pullman TERM 3
Social Darwinism
DEFINITION 3 Some individuals of a species flourish & pass their things along to the next generation TERM 4
How is Social Darwinism used to
justify?
DEFINITION 4 Inferior people who deserved their lot in life TERM 5
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Fire
DEFINITION 5 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York, started from machine oil and cloth
Scab
Strike Breaker TERM 7
Industrial Consolidation &
Trust
DEFINITION 7 Forming Industrial Unions ( Eugene Vs. Debs) TERM 8
Industrial Workers of the World
DEFINITION 8 an international union , organized by radical unions and socialists for unskilled workers. TERM 9
Interstate Commerce Act
DEFINITION 9 law that was designed to r egulate the railroad industry , particularly its monopolistic practices. TERM 10
Chinese Exclusion Act
DEFINITION 10 law that only let students, teachers, merchants, tourists, & government officials to enter the U.S.
What is
Patronage?
support, privilege, or financial aid that an individual gives someone in a high position of power TERM 17
What is the reason for
Patronage?
DEFINITION 17 For the person who gives support to get an appointed position that they want (bribery or a promise) TERM 18
Pendleton Civil Service Act
DEFINITION 18 law that says government jobs should be awarded on the basis of the merit system TERM 19
What is a Political
Machine?
DEFINITION 19 an organization or group that controls a political pact in a city and offers service to and receives political or financial support/awards. TERM 20
Skyscrapers
DEFINITION 20 building of many storeys, usually designed with a i ron frame
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
a law that prohibits certain business activities that reduce competition and prevent monopolies in the marketplace, it interfered in free trade TERM 22
Great Strike of 1877
DEFINITION 22 The Great Railroad Strike of 1877, Workers for Baltimore & Ohio railroad had 2nd wage cut in 2 months TERM 23
What is Collective
Bargaining?
DEFINITION 23 negotiations between employers and a group of employees aimed at reaching agreements that regulate working conditions. TERM 24
Standardized Time Zones
DEFINITION 24 Regulated railroad schedules
