UNION PACIFIC QUESTIONS
&ANSWERS!!
Union Pacific - ANSWER- Started westward of Omaha and went toward Utah.
- Irish workers
Technological Revolution (its signficiance, what did it lead to) - ANSWERNew
technology revolutionized American life. Electric power, telephones, morse code,
railway.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) - ANSWER...
Samuel Gompers - ANSWER...
The Wobblies (IWW) - ANSWER...
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - Signficance - ANSWERSignfiicance - employers
replied on Federal and State troops to repress labor unrest violent era of labor
relations between employers and workers begins.
Central Pacific - ANSWER- Started eastward of Sacramento, CA and went to Utah.
- Chinese workers
Problems encountered while building railroad and/or during its early transportation -
ANSWERDangerous, going over people's land, weather, cost, amount of workers,
noisy/dirty, uncomfortable, scheduling/time zones
Transcontinental Railroad - ANSWERRailway extending from coast to coast. Project
began in 1862.
Robber Baron - ANSWERBusiness leaders built their fortunes by stealing from the
public. They drained the country of its natural resources. They persuaded public
officials to interpret laws in their favor. They ruthlessly drove their competitors to run.
They paid their workers meager wages and forced them to work under dangerous
and unhealthful conditions
Captains of Industry - ANSWERThe business leaders served their nation in a positve
way. They increased the supply of goods by building factories. They raised
productivity and expanded markets. They created jobs that enabled many Americans
to buy new goods and raise their standard of living. They also created museums,
libraries, and universities, many of which still serve the public today.
Social Darwinsihm - ANSWERDerived from Darwin's theory of natural selection, the
belief that society should do as little as possible to interfere with people's pursuit of
success.
&ANSWERS!!
Union Pacific - ANSWER- Started westward of Omaha and went toward Utah.
- Irish workers
Technological Revolution (its signficiance, what did it lead to) - ANSWERNew
technology revolutionized American life. Electric power, telephones, morse code,
railway.
American Federation of Labor (AFL) - ANSWER...
Samuel Gompers - ANSWER...
The Wobblies (IWW) - ANSWER...
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 - Signficance - ANSWERSignfiicance - employers
replied on Federal and State troops to repress labor unrest violent era of labor
relations between employers and workers begins.
Central Pacific - ANSWER- Started eastward of Sacramento, CA and went to Utah.
- Chinese workers
Problems encountered while building railroad and/or during its early transportation -
ANSWERDangerous, going over people's land, weather, cost, amount of workers,
noisy/dirty, uncomfortable, scheduling/time zones
Transcontinental Railroad - ANSWERRailway extending from coast to coast. Project
began in 1862.
Robber Baron - ANSWERBusiness leaders built their fortunes by stealing from the
public. They drained the country of its natural resources. They persuaded public
officials to interpret laws in their favor. They ruthlessly drove their competitors to run.
They paid their workers meager wages and forced them to work under dangerous
and unhealthful conditions
Captains of Industry - ANSWERThe business leaders served their nation in a positve
way. They increased the supply of goods by building factories. They raised
productivity and expanded markets. They created jobs that enabled many Americans
to buy new goods and raise their standard of living. They also created museums,
libraries, and universities, many of which still serve the public today.
Social Darwinsihm - ANSWERDerived from Darwin's theory of natural selection, the
belief that society should do as little as possible to interfere with people's pursuit of
success.
