In the __________, there was a time for great prosperity for a small number of industrialists. They lived in lavish mansions and spent their money in public ways.

a voluntary refusal to use or buy something, usually for political reasons

a town or city where most or all of the buildings, utilities, services, and stores are owned by a single company

a derogatory name for strikebreakers, the workers who are not members of the union and will cross the picket line

the acts by employers to keep unions from forming

a strike by workers that is not authorized by union officials

Railroads announced wage cuts and workers vowed to prevent the railroad from running until the pay cut was reversed. This was the beginning of The GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE OF _____.

The violence continued for 45 days. At the end of The Great Railroad Strike, President _______ sent troops to town to put down the strike.

In an effort to ban unions from forming in the workplace, companies would (check all that apply).

The Pinkerton National Detective Agency was a private _________ company.

Carnegie Steel cut workers' wages. The workers went on strike. Management hired Pinkertons to break the union. After violence ensued, the union called off the strike.

A company town was built. Economy declined and workers were laid off and wages were cut. Rents and prices in the town stayed the same. Workers started a wildcat strike which became violent. Federal troops ended the strike.