Post Civil War Packet

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Across
  1. 4. A new process of burning impurities out of iron to make a stronger, lighter, more flexible steel
  2. 6. When a company is in complete control of a product of service; they've eliminated all of the competition
  3. 7. people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
  4. 12. Industrialists who were seen in a positive manner
  5. 15. Was known as America's greatest inventor, could turn out a small invention every 10 days and a major one every 6 months
  6. 16. People who were willing to work on a strike: hated by strikers because they ruined the strike
  7. 18. Gaining control of many different businesses that make up all the phases of the product's development
  8. 20. Invented the talking telegram in 1876
  9. 22. An anarchist that tried to assassinate Frick
  10. 23. During this strike, someone threw a bomb at police, killing one leading to a riot killing many
  11. 25. One of the first labor unions; accepted anyone and worked toward equal pay for equal work, 8 hour work day and ending child labor
  12. 26. Another union, allowed membership to skilled workers, lead by Samuel Gompers
  13. 28. The name of the railroad that went from Sacramento to Omaha. Immigrant and Chinese workers mostly
  14. 31. A man very successful in producing sleeping cars for railroads. Created good towns with everything workers needed but he exerted too much control
  15. 32. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws. Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company, not seen as a monopoly
Down
  1. 1. The name of the strike that was caused when Carnegie Steel cut wages
  2. 2. When someone does something for the first time and it sets the tone for everyone else who does the same thing after
  3. 3. A person who hates the government and/or big businesses
  4. 5. During a depression, railroad companies cut wages by 10% and ran double headers making things unsafe and causing people to lose there jobs
  5. 8. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
  6. 9. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society. They tried to educate, dress, and teach job skills to the indians so they might someday fit into "normal" society
  7. 10. A philosophy; survival of the fittest & laissez-faire
  8. 11. Became involved in the Pullman strike, setting a precedent and hurting labor unions greatly
  9. 13. The people that legally participated in the Oklahoma Land Rush
  10. 14. When a company drops it's prices to drive competitors out of business
  11. 17. Industrialists who were seen in a negative manner
  12. 19. a symbol of American success that proved America as a world power
  13. 21. As production increases, the cost of each item produced is lower
  14. 24. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth
  15. 27. Mercenary or hireable police that Henry Frick called to settle a strike.
  16. 29. Was Andrew Carnegie's partner that cut wages at Carnegie Steel causing a strike
  17. 30. A loose association of businesses who produce the same product. They agree to limit production of their product thus driving up prices