Swaggatam

APUSH
Chapter 24 Reading Guide: Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900
Homework Questions from the Text
Thought Provokers- Complete the questions & be prepared to discuss them in class or be prepared for a reading quiz
Big Question: To what extent was the organized labor union movement successful in reading its goals during the late 1800s and WHY?
1. What kinds of benefits did railroad magnates receive for construction of transcontinental lines? In your opinion, should the U.S. have subsidized the railroads the way we did?
2. In what kinds of ways did owners of railroads cheat the public?
3. How did completion of the transcontinental railroad impact American growth?
4. How did Carnegie revolutionize the steel Industry? How was his consolidation different from that of John D. Rockefeller’s?
5. What happened at the Homestead Strike (see Chapter 23 on this). How was Carnegie an exceptional “Robber Baron”?
6. Why did Labor Unions have difficulty organizing or winning strikes? Why were most unsuccessful? Which unions did have success and why?
7. How did the structure and goals of the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor differ?
8. What happened at Haymarket Square and how did it affect the labor union movement?
9. What was “Social Darwinism” and how did it impact America’s views on the relationship between industry and labor?
10. To what extent was the organized labor union movement successful in reaching its goals during the late 1800s and why?

Key People and Terms

Interstate Commerce Act vertical integration horizontal integration trust Sherman Anti-Trust Act

For Your Information- Past A.P essays on this area of study:
1998 Analyze the impact of any TWO of the following on the American industrial worker between 1865 and 1900. Government actions Immigration Labor unions Technological changes 2001 How and why did transportation developments spark economic growth during the period from 1860 to 1900 in the United States? 1986 Andrew Carnegie has been viewed by some historians as the “prime representative of the industrial age” and by others as “an industrial leader atypical of the period.” Assess the validity of each of these views. 2000 DBQ How successful was organized labor in improving the position of workers in the period from 1875–1900? Analyze the factors that contributed to the level of success achieved. Use the documents and your knowledge of the time period 1875-1900 to construct your response. 1990 The reorganization and consolidation of business structures was more responsible for late nineteenth century American industrialization than was specific reference to business structures and technology between 1765 & 1900.