2. Tic Tac Toe Notes Each slide represents a box on your game board: Put the title at the top of the box with the words underneath You may write your notes in any order you wish but be sure to copy them completely and thoroughly
3. Why They Developed?? Gap Between Rich & Poor 9% of the people had 75% of Wealth Little Hope for the Working Class Americans opposed Socialism Public control of economic System
4. Early Years of Unions Local Unions Popular at First Expanded Nationally after Civil War Struggled to remain strong because of the poor economy
5. What do you think Unions hoped to gain? Draw picture or provide 2 examples answering the question above.
6. Goals of Unions Improve wages = Make More Money Better Working Conditions Shorter Work Days Put an End to Child Labor
7. Success?? Estimated Average Weekly Hours Worked in Manufacturing, 1830-1890 What can we infer about the information on this graph?
8. More Time... Estimated Trend in the Lifetime Distribution of Discretionary Time, 1880-2040 Compare and Contrast 1880 vs. 2040...
9. Employers Feelings Outraged: Believed in individual attention not the “whole group” approach Countered by: Forbidding Union Meetings Outlawing Union Organizations
10. Union Membership Why do you believe union membership has dropped so dramatically over the past 70 years?
11. Labor Day Holiday Developed during this time “Workingman Holiday” Labor Day Today = ????
12. Checkpoint Tomorrow... Biggest impact of technology Understand the difference between Robber Baron and Captain of Industry Factory Conditions in Late 19th Century Creation of Labor Unions Growth of Big Business in the U.S.
