Andrew Carnegie= Big business owner, philanthropist, founder of Carnegie Steel, donated 90% of wealth to charities.
Social Darwinism= Belief that the rich were strong and meant to survive and poor should perish.
John D. Rockefeller= Made trusts, founder of Standard Oil, bought out Carnegie Steel.
Sherman Antitrust Act= An act meant to break up trusts, but lack of clear wording made court cases difficult. Supreme court threw out 7 out of 8 cases.
Samuel Gompers= Led Cigar Makers International Union to join with other skilled workers' unions. President of American Federation of Laborors.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)= Union which used strikes as a major tactic to reach written agreements giving workers shorter hours and higher pay.
Eugene V. Debs=Founded American Railway Union, mostly unskilled railroad workers, did not accept blacks. Organized Pullman strike, ran for socialist party of America.
Industrial Workers of the World= Group of radical unionists and socialists. Included miners, loggers, canners, and dock workers. Welcomed blacks.
Mary Harris Jones=Most prominent organizer of female labor unions. Promoted Great Strike of 1877, lead severely injured children to Teddy Roosevelt's house to help pass child labor laws.
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