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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
Civil War
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy -
Baltimore Ohio Railroad Strike
Striking workers would not allow any of the trains, mainly freight trains, to roll until this third wage cut was revoked. -
Haymarket Square Riot
The strike was trying to get 8 hour a day shifts. It was very peaceful but when the police showed up to try and disperse them, someone through a bomb in the croud which killed and injured some. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
The law forbade any "restraint of commerce" across state lines, and courts ruled that union strikes and boycotts were covered by the law. -
Homestead Strike
There were a lot of people joining the mill, some skilled and unskilled. The members in the union that worked there began to strike trying to protect their jobs with better benifits. The strike was very large and also had a lot of violence. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Wagners Act
Bill was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt. It established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. -
World War II
World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier -
CIO Picket
CIO Pickets at the Union Switch and Signal Company's Swissvale plant near Pittsburgh, Pa., attempt to turn over an auto containing the plant manager and a vice president who tried to crash picket lines.
