American Federation of Labor | Homestead Strike | Pullman Strike | Haymarket affair | Ludlow Massacre |
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AFL
What is the American Federation of Labor's acronym?
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They protested the wage cuts on steel, because they were being paid less and less.
What were the people of the Homestead strike trying to change?
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Cut wages (by 30%!!!)
What was the Pullman strike about?
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Protested the eight-hour working days.
Why did the people start the Haymarket affair?
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The state militia
Who caused the massacre?
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Samuel Gompers
Who was the first president of the American Federation of Labor?
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Andrew Carnegie
Who were the people of the Homestead strike striking against?
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Grover Cleavland
Who ended the Pullman strike?
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Chicago, Illinois
Where did the Haymarket affair happen?
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early 20th centry
When did this happen?
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Knights of Labor
What other labor movement did the American Federation of Labor replace?
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Early 1890's
When did the Homestead strike take place?
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Chicago, Illinois
Where did the Pullman strike take place?
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eight people.
How many people died in the Haymarket affair?
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Louis Tikas
Who died?
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500,000
About how many people were part of the American Federation of Labor?
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Where did the Homestead strike take place?
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Eugene V. Debs
Who organized the Pullman Strike?
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Someone threw a bomb at the police and that got the violence started.
What happened?
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Southern Colorado
Where did this happen?
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20,000
At the time of the American Federation of Labor, about how many strikes were there?
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300
How many private agents were called in to fix the strikers?
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Over 150,000
How many people went on strike?
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May 4, 1886
On what date did this happen?
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14 hours
How long did the Massacre last?
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