Andrew Carnegie-born to a poor family and worked his way up to be superintendent of Pennsylvania railroads. He quite that job and then made Carnegie Steel Company.
Social Darwinism- created from Charles Darwins theory on evolution. Stating that some people were ment to become rich and helpful, and some were not.
John D. Rockefeller- also had a oil company. Rockefeller used a trust gain to control oil around america. He payed his workers extremely low but payed more then 500 dollars throughout his process for being in the oil company.
Sherman Antitrust Act- made it illegal to to form a trust that interfered with free trade between states and other countries. But, the Act didnt define trust and the government ended up not trying to enforce the Act anymore.
Samuel Gompers-led the Cigar Makers International Union to join with other craft unions in 1886.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)-Gompers was the president, succesful strikes were what the AFL did to get higher wages and shorter work weeks.
Eugene V. Debs- went on strike for the unskilled and semiskilled to get higherwages also.
Industrial Workers of the World-allowed black people to work, and included miners, limberers, cannery and dock workers. This Industrail workers of the world group also gave dignity to the unskilled.
Mary Harris Jones- Helped women get what they wanted for the children. Had a march with 80 mill children and showed President Roosevelt how they were badly treated and hurt.
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