WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
ROBBER BARONS
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willing to use force to achieve their goals
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unable to organize large groups of workers
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firmly committed to laissez-faire capitalism
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supported by the Federal Government during disputes with big business
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was the country’s first major rail strike and witnessed the first general strike in the nation’s history. The strikes and the violence it spawned briefly paralyzed the country’s commerce and led governors in ten states to mobilize 60, 000 militia members to reopen rail traffic.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Pullman Strike and Homestead Strike were both examples of workers’ attempts to push back against what they perceived to be unfair management practices and unsafe working conditions during the Gilded Age.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the major impacts of the strike was the increased presence in U.S. cities of local militias that later became the National Guard. After 1877, these militias began to construct imposing armories in working-class areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike have in common? They were marked by violence.