3. Anti-Worker
Haymarket Riot: Union protest that turned violent due to a bomb
being thrown. 7 people died. 130 injured. 100+ arrested.
Government Response: Union crackdown by police and courts.
Result: Many workers left their unions after being blamed for the
violence that occurred.
4. Pro-Consumer
Rise of Monopolies: Companies such as Standard Oil began to
become to big.
Government Response: Issued new laws that required that they take
steps to limit their monopoly role
Result: Tycoons such as Rockefeller disbanded their big companies
into smaller ones but still kept control through a Board of Trustees.
5. Neutral Mediator
Coal strike of 1902 – Started as a strike
by coal workers for better conditions
Government Response: Acted as the
middle man between the Unions and
company negotiations.
Result: Both workers and bosses got
something from the deal
6. What do you think it finally take for the
government to be on the side of
workers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ur1iVAmlYY
7. Pro Worker
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: Industrial Fire that due to the negligence of the
owners caused the deaths of 145 people.
Government Response: Set up commission that investigated what
caused the tragedy and what can be done to prevent it again.
Result: 60 new laws were created that benefited workers as a result of
the commission
8. Diagnostic (Do not use google)
1. Where was Ellis island located?
2. Where was Angel Island located?
3. What part of the world were most of the immigrants that
came in the 1900s from?
4. What does “Melting Pot” mean when we talk about
America?
5. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act?
