History chapter 21 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Marrie Van Vorst | took series of jobs i factories and clothing mills around the country and wanted to investigate working conditions for children by working aside them |
Florence Kelly | worded against child labor in IL |
Massachusetts | 1st state to pass a mimumim wage law |
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire | started on 8th floor and many teenage girls died b/c employers locked the doors |
What did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire lead to? | the pasage of laws improving factory saftey standards |
Workers' Compensation laws | guarenteed a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job |
Where were the Workers' Compensation laws first passed? | Maryland |
Joseph Lochner | challenged the law of 10 hour workday/ he went to the supreme court and won his case |
Muller v. Oregon | upheld laws restricting women's work hours |
American Federation of Labor | focused on better working conditions and pay for skilled workers |
Capitalism | an economic system in which private businesses run most industries and competition determined the price of goods |
Socialsim | a system in which the government owns and operates a country's means of production |
Eugene V. Debs | lead socialism |
William "Big Bill" Hawood | led IWW |
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) | socialist union thats goal was to organize all workers into one large union that would overthrow capitalism / welcomed imigrants, women, and African americans |
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