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Socialism
was an economic system in which the government controlled or regulated major, or important, industries.
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Socialism
was an economic system in which the government controlled or regulated major, or important, industries.
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Party
Eugene V. Debs was an American Socialist leader and five time presidential candidate. In 1897 he created the Social Democratic Party of America. He re...
Samuel Gompers
worked to organize workers of different trade unions into one large labor organization called the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Pullman Strike
in Chicago, Pullman cut wages but refused to lower rents in the 'company town', Eugene Debs had American Railway Union refuse to use Pullman cars, Deb...
Espionage Act of 1917
forbidding people to speak out against the war.
"Canton Speech."
Debs reviewed many of the issues that he had spoken about earlier in his career. He talked about capitalism as one of the causes of the war and compla...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Socialism | was an economic system in which the government controlled or regulated major, or important, industries. |
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs was an American Socialist leader and five time presidential candidate. In 1897 he created the Social Democratic Party of America. He received nearly one million votes for president while he was imprisoned in jail. |
Samuel Gompers | worked to organize workers of different trade unions into one large labor organization called the American Federation of Labor (AFL) |
Pullman Strike | in Chicago, Pullman cut wages but refused to lower rents in the 'company town', Eugene Debs had American Railway Union refuse to use Pullman cars, Debs thrown in jail after being sued, strike achieved nothing |
Espionage Act of 1917 | forbidding people to speak out against the war. |
"Canton Speech." | Debs reviewed many of the issues that he had spoken about earlier in his career. He talked about capitalism as one of the causes of the war and complained about the burden of the war on workers. He also spoke in praise of socialism:,the speech was considered treason |
Jim Crow/Jim Crow Laws | set of laws in the South that promoted segregation, discriminated against black people |
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) | Founded in 1920. The ACLU seeks to protect the civil liberties of individuals, a group that aimed (and still aims) to defend the constitutional rights of American citizens. |
Jane Addams worked with Du Bois and others in forming | the NAACP. |
NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |