system 5. In the presidential election of 1892‚ the Populists: a. Rejected the call of those who wished to include the secret ballot in the platform b. Decided to ignore the candidacy of General James B. Weaver and instead ran Peter Cooper *c. Polled over one million votes d. Drew heavily among Southern black voters e. Made a successful appeal to Native Americans 6. The Homestead Strike: a. Occurred when Congress failed to renew
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communal solidarity. • The labor movement was ultimately a failure because it was too conservative and was weak against the profit-oriented social structure of the time period. • The Knights of Labor were a complete failure. They didn’t encourage strikes‚ but rather promoted education‚ cooperation‚ and political. Their lack of organization ultimately doomed their existence and they lost the little bit of power they had after the 1886 Haymarket Riot • Gomper’s business-like mentality allowed for the
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instead focused on economic and social reform. The Knights of Labor used their strikes towards the improvement of worker health and safety‚ and more importantly to change the work shift from 10 hours to 8. Under successful leadership from Terence V. Powderly‚ they managed to win many strikes in attempts to shorten the workday‚ and rose to almost a million members. However‚ they began to fall from power after a strike organized at Haymarket Square. Members of the Knights of Labor were protesting there
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In response to these protests‚ Frick hired the Pinkerton National Detective Agency‚ so that the strike could be ended. The Pinkerton Detective Agency was a large military group that rivalled the military of the United States in size. Conflict ensued between the union members and the Pinkerton agents. The conflict took the lives of nine strikers and
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different ideas of the best way to reach that point; for example‚ the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor had nearly opposite stances. Under Terence V. Powderly‚ the Knights of Labor sought to reform by means of negotiating rather than strikes‚ not to say that some branches of this loosely organized group did not resort to such measure; but the AF of L‚ with Samuel Gompers as their leader‚ believed that without some occasional strong action that no change would be made and that all benefits
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Workers during the gilded age were marginalized by their working conditions‚ low income‚ and limited working hours. To overcome the marginalization for the working class‚ they created labor movements and went on strikes. Although the workers had created many strikes and labor unions‚ they were at the least successful. Workers were marginalized by the poor working conditions they had. A lot of the time the workers feared going to their workshops because they knew
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In January 1886 a 16YOA Jewish girl- Emma Goldman arrived to in New York City from St. Petersburg‚ Russia‚ where her parents ran a grocery store. As soon as immigration officials had examined her and approved her entry into the US‚ she hurried to Rochester‚ New York‚ where her half-sister lived. Emma was extremely independent-minded. Her father had tried to force her to marry when she was 15‚ saying when she protested that “all Jewish daughter needs to know is how to prepare gefulte fish‚ cut noodles
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I. 1890’s a time of intense difficulty A. Financial Upheaval‚ strikes‚ powerless gov. against wealthy B. People had predicted the fall of America/Civilization a. Some viewed it as a phase that would pass and would eventually lead to greater accomplishments II. Difficult Times A. Chicago 1893‚ catches the new age B. They recreate Colombes’s discovery a. 400th anniversary b. Stage his famous exposition c. Wonderful vision of past but as well as the future C. Dec. 1893 Chicago is hit with the
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term private eye Pinkerton’s business card advertised America’s first ’private eye’ In addition to being a noted crime fighter‚ Allan was also a committed abolitionist. When in late 1858‚ John Brown freed 11 slaves in a raid on two Missouri homesteads and set out to take them to freedom in Canada; Pinkerton raised some $500 and arranged for transportation from Chicago to Detroit. His agency protected President-elect Abraham Lincoln during his trip to Washington to be sworn in‚ and Pinkerton served
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1.) The ideology of manifest destiny in regards to the western frontier implied the "American" citizens were meant to expand West. It was believed the entire continent was meant to be conquered and inhabited by the people European decent who had‚ until the late 19th Century‚ remained near the East coast. The expansion and habitation was "meant" to occur as divine providence. The rights and freedoms of the indigenous people were not high on the list of priorities of the expansion. Perhaps no
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