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According to Andrew Carnegie, what should wealthy people do with their wealth?
According to Andrew Carnegie, what should wealthy people do with their wealth?
- Keep it within their families to ensure future generations are secure.
- Use it to influence government policies that favor business growth.
- Donate it to religious organizations to spread their faith.
- Use it to help others while they are alive. (correct)
All laws passed by the United States government during this time period successfully stopped businesses from acting unjustly without negatively affecting any good businesses.
All laws passed by the United States government during this time period successfully stopped businesses from acting unjustly without negatively affecting any good businesses.
False (B)
Prior to the growth of large companies, how did the relationship between workers and employers typically differ from the relationship in large companies?
Prior to the growth of large companies, how did the relationship between workers and employers typically differ from the relationship in large companies?
Workers often worked alongside their employers and sometimes even lived in the same house.
Workers felt unfairly treated when company owners cut their pay even though the owners had more money than they could ever ______.
Workers felt unfairly treated when company owners cut their pay even though the owners had more money than they could ever ______.
How did the growth of big business improve life for workers during this era?
How did the growth of big business improve life for workers during this era?
If a worker was not injured on the job, employers were legally required to provide financial assistance in the late 1800s.
If a worker was not injured on the job, employers were legally required to provide financial assistance in the late 1800s.
What is the term for when workers collectively refuse to work to force a company to make changes?
What is the term for when workers collectively refuse to work to force a company to make changes?
Workers united and formed groups called ______ to demand changes at their companies.
Workers united and formed groups called ______ to demand changes at their companies.
Which of the following was a potential outcome of successful union deals with companies?
Which of the following was a potential outcome of successful union deals with companies?
Union strikes were not always peaceful and never involved violence or property damage.
Union strikes were not always peaceful and never involved violence or property damage.
What is the term used for people hired by company owners to break up strikes?
What is the term used for people hired by company owners to break up strikes?
Just as companies could misuse their power, unions, when too powerful, could act unjustly toward the owners of the ______.
Just as companies could misuse their power, unions, when too powerful, could act unjustly toward the owners of the ______.
Match these descriptions to the correct key terms:
Match these descriptions to the correct key terms:
Which statement summarizes a challenge faced by workers during the growth of big business?
Which statement summarizes a challenge faced by workers during the growth of big business?
The government consistently sided with workers in disputes with company owners, ensuring fair treatment and safe working conditions.
The government consistently sided with workers in disputes with company owners, ensuring fair treatment and safe working conditions.
Flashcards
Andrew Carnegie's View
Andrew Carnegie's View
Believed wealthy people should use their wealth to help others while alive.
U.S. Government Business Laws
U.S. Government Business Laws
Laws passed to prevent businesses from acting unfairly, sometimes hurting good businesses too.
Going on Strike
Going on Strike
Refers to when workers refuse to work until the company makes changes they demand.
Labor Unions
Labor Unions
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Union Deals
Union Deals
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Strikebreakers
Strikebreakers
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Study Notes
- Business growth led to immense wealth for some individuals during this period.
- Andrew Carnegie believed wealthy people should use their wealth to help others during their lifetime rather than passing it on after death.
- Some businesses misused their power, prompting the U.S. government to pass laws aimed at preventing such unjust actions.
- Some laws intended to stop wrongdoing inadvertently harmed ethical businesses.
- As businesses expanded, the relationships between workers and employers changed.
Working Conditions
- Workers transitioned from working alongside employers to being part of large companies where owners might not know them personally.
- Some owners treated workers as mere resources or machines.
- Workers felt they were overworked, underpaid, and subjected to unsafe working conditions.
- Workers resented pay cuts, especially when owners had significant wealth.
- Despite hardships, workers earned more money, lived in better conditions, and could afford more goods compared to earlier times, thanks to big business.
- Mass-produced products were more affordable.
- Factory work was difficult and dangerous.
- Injured workers faced the risk of job loss and lack of income, causing fear among many.
Labor Unions
- Workers realized they could demand changes by uniting and refusing to work, which is known as striking.
- Workers formed labor unions to unite and collectively bargain for better conditions.
- Unions organized strikes to pressure companies into improving working conditions and increasing pay.
- Some union strikes turned violent, with strikers destroying property and causing fatalities.
- Troublemakers were drawn to unions.
- Company owners sometimes hired armed men to break up strikes, resulting in violence and deaths.
- Unions could also act unjustly towards company owners when they had too much power, just as companies could mistreat workers.
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