How did a founder of the US Steel Corporation, Elbert Gary, manage to turn public opinion against steel strikers and their demands for union recognition, an 8 hour day, and wage increases?
What will be an ideal response?
He branded them as revolutionaries
You might also like to view...
Where did Andrew Carnegie learn many of the successful management methods he used in the steel?
A) as a bookkeeper in the textile industry in his native Scotland. B) as a secretary for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. C) as a foreman in the meatpacking industry in Chicago. D) as a bartender at an Edinburgh pub. E) as an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The Homestead Act:
A) used land to finance the construction of railroads. B) gave 160 acres of public land to citizens who would improve it. C) established the federal Department of Agriculture. D) gave state public land to finance land grant colleges.
Why was the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800 an important historical turning point?
A) It was the first election in which all adult white males could vote. B) Jefferson was the first president from Virginia. C) One party voluntarily gave up power to its political rival. D) It was the first election conducted under the guidelines set out in the Constitution.
Jewish nationalism was a response to the
A) rising tide of anti-Semitism in Europe. B) increasing assimilation of Jews in Europe. C) success of the Irish nationalist movement. D) resurgence of Jewish religious devotion. E) legalization of immigration to Palestine.