American History - Reform Era Crossword
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
 
 
Down: 1) In most English-speaking areas, a substandard multi-family dwelling in the urban core, usually old and occupied by the poor2) Not a single well defined concept; Often with assumption that conflict or cooperation between groups in society leads to social progress as superior groups out-compete inferior ones3) This craft union led by Samuel Gompers focused on the issues of wages, working hours, and working conditions. They often used strikes and boycotts and pressed for a "closed shop" workplace. It was founded in 1886 and it does discriminate 4) An Irish-American politician and labor union leader, best-known as head of the Knights of Labor in the late 1800s. Union membership increased from 28,000 to 700,000 in just 6 years5) An act of Congress that created and set up the Federal Reserve System. The central banking system of the USA and granted it the legal authority to issue Federal Reserve notes (Now the US Dollar) and as legal tender. The act was signed into law by Woodrow Wilson6) The largest and one of the most important American labor organizations of the 1880s. It was found in 1886 and was open to every race, gender, and amount of skill in work8) enacted in the US to add further substance to the US antitrust law regime by seeking to prevent anti competitive practices in their incipiency11) happened in the late 1800s; it reformed businesses, politics, and society Across: 7) Leader of the AFL9) Promotes the concept of "One Big union", contends that all workers should be united as a social class and that capitalism and wage labor should be abolished10) a political organization in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts12) An influential union leader who was the head of the American Railway Union and led the famed Pullman strike. He eventually ran for president several times as a socialist13) Employees that are negotiating as a group14) A landmark federal statue on US competition law. It prohibits certain business activities that federal gov. regulators deem to be anti competitive, and requires the federal gov. to investigate and pursue trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of being in violation
 

 

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