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| 8566682712 | Homestead lockout |  | 0 | |
| 8566682713 | management revolution | An internal management structure adopted by many large, complex corporations that distinguished top executives from those responsible for day-to-day operations and departmentalized operations by function. | 1 | |
| 8566682714 | vertical integration | A business model in which a corporation controls all aspects of production from raw materials to packaged products. | 2 | |
| 8566682715 | trust | A small group of associates that hold stock from a group of combined firms, managing them as a single entity. They evolved into other centralized business forms. | 3 | |
| 8566682716 | deskilling | The elimination of skilled labor under a new system of mechanized manufacturing, in which workers completed discrete, small-scale tasks rather than crafting an entire product. With deskilling, employers found they could pay workers less and replace them more easily. | 4 | |
| 8566682717 | mass production | A phrase coined by Henry Ford who helped invent a system of of mass production of | 5 | |
| 8566682718 | scientific management | A system of organizing work developed by Frederick Taylor. It was designed to get the maximum output from the individual worker, increase efficiency, and reduce the cost of production. |  | 6 |
| 8566682719 | Chinese Exclusion Act | 1882 law that barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States. | 7 | |
| 8566682720 | Great Railroad Strike of 1877 | Nationwide strike of railroad workers and labor allies who were protesting the steep wage cuts amid the depression that had begun in 1873. | 8 | |
| 8566682721 | Greenback-Labor Party | National political movement that advocated laws to regulate corporations and enforce an 8 hour workday, called for government to print more greenback dollars and increase the amount of money in circulation to stimulate the economy, create jobs, and help borrowers by allowing them to pay off debts. |  | 9 |
| 8566682722 | producerism | The argument that real economic wealth is created by workers who make their living by physical labor, such as farmers and craftsmen, and that merchants, lawyers, bankers, and other middlemen unfairly gain their wealth from such "producers." | 10 | |
| 8566682723 | Granger laws 1878 | Economic regulatory laws passed in some Midwestern states, triggered by pressure from farmers and the Greenback-Labor Party. Commissions to regulate railroad rates and policies, along with commissions to regulate insurance and utility companies | 11 | |
| 8566682724 | Knights of Labor | The first mass labor organization, attempted to bridge the boundaries of ethnicity, gender, ideology and race, and occupation to build a "universal brotherhood of all workers. | 12 | |
| 8566682725 | anarchism | A political ideology that stresses the elimination of the state and private property as a way to achieve both freedom and equality for all. | 13 | |
| 8566682726 | Haymarket Square | May 4, 1886 conflict in which both workers and policemen were killed and wounded during a labor demonstration in Chicago. | 14 | |
| 8566682727 | Farmer's Alliance | A rural movement founded in Texas during the Depression of the 1870's that spread across the Plains States and the South. It advocated cooperative stores and exchanges that would circumvent middle men, called for greater government aid to farmers and strict regulation of railroads. | 15 | |
| 8566682728 | Interstate Commerce Act | An 1887 act that created a federal regulatory agency designed to oversee the railroad industry and prevent collusion and unfair rates. | 16 | |
| 8566682729 | closed shop | A company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment. | 17 | |
| 8566682730 | American Federation of Labor | Organization created by Samuel Gompers that coordinated the craft unions and called for direct negotiation with employers in order to achieve benefits for skilled labor. | 18 | |
| 8566682731 | horizontal integration | A business concept invented in the late 19th century to pressure competitors and force rivals to merge their companies into a conglomerate. | 19 | |
| 8566682732 | Andrew Carnegie | Industrialist. Gospel of Wealth. Part of the management revolution. V rich. | 20 | |
| 8566682733 | Gustavus Swift | Invented the assembly line to cut labor costs. Pioneered vertical integration. | 21 | |
| 8566682734 | John D Rockefeller | King of petroleum. Vertical integration and pioneer of horizontal integration. Owned Standard Oil v | 22 | |
| 8566682735 | Terence Powderly | Leader of the Knights of Labor | 23 | |
| 8566682736 | Leonara Barry | Woman organizer of the Knights of Labor. Investigated and exposed evidence of sexual harassment on the job | 24 | |
| 8566682737 | Samuel Gompers | Led the American Federation of Labor. | 25 |
