Unit 1 powerpoint #7 (the gilded age the rise of unions) from Jason Lowe

Look through this slideshow, then answer the questions that follow.

1. What are Labor Unions?
2. Why did unions develop?
3.  What did Karl Marx want?
4. What did Mother Jones want?
5. Why were the workers unhappy during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?
6. The Great Railroad Strike, the Pullman Strike, the Haymarket Riot and the Homestead strike all turned violent. What is your guess- why was there so much violence involved with labor strikes and labor unions?
7. Why did women start their own union?
8. Describe what you see in slide 23. What opinion does this political cartoon give?
9. Describe what you see in slide 24. What opinion does this political cartoon give?
10. If you were a mill worker in during the Industrial Revolution, would you have joined a union? Explain why or why not?
11. If you were a business owner during the Industrial Revolution, how would you have reacted if your workers went on strike?

Read this article about the Pinkerton Strike Breakers: Strike at at Homestead Mill: The Hated Men in Blue

1. What did the Pinkerton Men do for Carnegie?
2. Would you have worked for the Pinkerton men? Why or why not?
3. What could have Carnegie done instead of hire them? Why might he have made the choice he did?