Week of September 28 - October 2

Monday - Finishing presentations

-Tell me about Andrew Carnegie. In 1873 he invented his own steel company.

-Tell me about John D. Rockefeller. Created a medical institution to find the cure for the yellow flu.

-What was Social Darwinism and how did it apply to business? Is a modern name given to various theories of society. The form of evolution.

-Explain how companies formed monopolies(vertical/horizontal integration, trusts). People or groups of people joined together that create a business.

-How did the government try to regulate business? The amount of work hours and conditions of work environments were held to higher standards by law.

-What are labor unions and what is their purpose? Achieving their first major success in the 19th century, labor unions have helped protect the rights of workers. Workers use this platform to bargain collectively on behalf of the majority of workers.


-Were labor unions successful in achieving their goals? Explain/Give examples. No at first but then yes the Labor unions are associations of workers who pursue common objectives. Achieving their first major success in the 19th century, labor unions have helped protect the rights of workers

Tuesday - Going over the test

Wednesday - Watching a movie while groups start taking tests

Thursday - More movies and groups still testing

Friday - Even more movies and final testing day

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