Monday, September 9th, 2013

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random mentioning of Hatsune Miku because.

stuff about grading OK

We finished our presentation today!

Bankruptcy in the late 1800s

Granger laws maxed freight and passenger rates
There was a lot of corruption and it cost people money. 

IN 1893 600 BANKS AND 6000 BUSINESSES FAILED
The railroads were controled by only 7 companies.

IND. REVOLUTION

We had lots of resources.
Govt. helped business.
lassez faire - hands away
Population was increasing
More oil
Bessemer process - cheap way to make steel

Ch. 6.3:

-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie.

-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller.

In today's money he is worth about $60 billion.

-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business?

-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts).

-How did the government try to regulate business?

-What are labor unions and what is their purpose?

Workers from related fields come together and try to change things for the better at their workplaces.
The workers included everyone, except for certain unions who didn't.
Mr. Bruns is in a labor union.

Issues - Companies that were dangerous to work at and child labor.
Strike 
Wild chest - Pay workers on strike.
Grievance is agreeing instead of striking.

      Slow Down strike - People not workings
      Sit down strike - people showing up and not working.
      Sick out strike - people all call in sick on the same day
      Sympathy strike
      General strike
      Book strike - everything done by the book

Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples.


Ch. 7.1:

Why did immigrants come to the US?

Where did immigrants come from?

What problems/issues did immigrants face on the trip over and once they got here?

Why did some people want to put restriction on immigration? What were those restrictions?


Ch. 7.2

Why did cities grow so quickly in the late 1800's and early 1900's?

What problems did cities fact due to the rapid increase in population?

What did some people do to try to help the bad situation in the cities?

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