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Industrialization and Segregation. For what did AF of L stand? American Federation of Labor. What are two advantages of a corporation? 1) Raise capital; 2) Limited Liability. For what type of business was J.P. Morgan known? Finance.
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For what did AF of L stand? • American Federation of Labor
What are two advantages of a corporation? • 1) Raise capital; 2) Limited Liability
In what major strike in the 1890s was the American Railway Union involved? • The Pullman Strike
What labor union was involved in the 1892 Homestead Steel Strike? • The AF of L (American Federation of Labor)
Who invented the electric light bulb? • Thomas Edison
Who was president of the American Railway Union at the time of the Pullman Strike? • Eugene V. Debs
With what industry was John D. Rockefeller associated? • Oil
What was another name for segregation laws? • Jim Crow Laws
With what industry was Cornelius Vanderbilt associated? • Railroads
Who invented the telephone? • Alexander Graham Bell
What 18th century Scottish philosopher developed the laissez faire economic theory? • Adam Smith
Who wrote Wealth of Nations? • Adam Smith
What type of education did Booker T. Washington advocate (call for/support) for African-Americans? • Vocational education
How did the Supreme Court rule in 1896 in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson? • Racial segregation was constitutional (legal).
What doctrine was established by the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson? • The “Separate But Equal” Doctrine
Who was the founder of the A F of L? • Samuel Gompers
What union was blamed for the 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago? • The Knights of Labor
What does racial segregation mean? • Separation of the races
What industry was made more efficient by the development of the Bessemer process? • Steel
What is a labor union? • An organization of workers
What does laissez faire mean? • An economic philosophy that says government should leave business alone; let business do what it wants. Government should neither help nor hinder business.
With what invention were the Wright Brothers associated? • The airplane
For what does NAACP stand? • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Who developed the conveyor belt assembly line for the manufacture of automobiles? • Henry Ford
What were three ideas in Booker T. Washington’s philosophy for the advancement of African-Americans? • 1) Vocational Education; 2) Self-Help; 3) Economic Success
What were W.E.B. DuBois’ ideas for the advancement of African-Americans? • Legal Rights and Political Equality for African-Americans NOW!
WhatAfrican-American woman led an anti-lynching crusade during the first part of the 20th century? • Ida B. Wells
Which side did government take in both the Haymarket Riot and the Pullman Strike? Big Business or Labor? • Big Business
Who won the Pullman Strike? The Pullman Company or the American Railway Union • the Pullman Company
Which 19th century American labor union has survived until the present day? • The A F of L. Today it is known as the AFL-CIO.