Vocab 3 - Industrial Revolution

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Violent clash at a labor rally near Chicago protesting worker deaths.

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Haymarket Riot

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Steelworkers in the union fought Carnegie Steel Co. over wage cuts - One of the first strikes.

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Homestead Strike

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Railway workers strike against the company that built railway cars.

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Pullman Strike

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A financial system where production, consumption, and exchange are government-controlled, like socialism & communism.

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Planned economy

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Economic system where production and prices are set by free competition among private businesses.

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Market economy

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Wealth & power increase for the strong, decrease for the weak ($ ↑, ↓ $)

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Social Darwinism

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Business leader who became rich, increased productivity by paying and treating workers well, and helped the community.

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Captains of Industry

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Builder of the Florida East Coast Railway from Daytona to Key West?

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Henry Flagler

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Industrialists known for ruthless business practices.

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Robber Barons

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American labor federation active in the late 19th century, especially in the 1880s.

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Knights of Labor