WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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Haymarket Riot
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Pullman Strike
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Homestead Strike
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Railroad Strike
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Haymarket Affair, also known as the Haymarket Riot, was a violent confrontation between police and labour protesters in Chicago on May 4, 1886, that became a symbol of the international struggle for workers’ rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -The demonstration, which drew some 1, 500 Chicago workers, was organized by German-born labor radicals in protest of the killing of a striker by the Chicago police the day before.
Detailed explanation-3: -The May 4, 1886, rally at Haymarket Square was organized by labor radicals to protest the killing and wounding of several workers by the Chicago police during a strike the day before at the McCormick Reaper Works.
Detailed explanation-4: -What tactics were used by the Management for Haymarket? They organized an outdoor rally to protest police brutality. What tactics were used by the Management for Pullman? Management insisted they had contracts with the Pullman Company requiring them to haul the sleeping cars.