Discussion Questions #3 EC457/857 "Industrialism and the American Worker" by Melvyn Dubofsky -https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/301146.Industrialism_and_the_American_Worker_1865_1920

• 2. In chapter two Dubofsky discusses the period 1865-1897 as a time of chaos and violent industrial violence. Discuss the following points:
• 2a. Provide a summary of the main points developed in chapter 2.
• 2b. Describe what came to be known as the Haymarket tragedy.
• 2c. Describe the Homestead Steel Strike.
• 2d. Describe the Pullman Strike.
• 2e. Discuss the emergence of the labor movement following the Civil War. How did the emergence of the business cycle impact the labor movement?
• 2f. Describe the organization known as the Knights of Labor. When did it emerge? Why did it eventually end?
• 2g. Describe the organization known as the AFL (American Federation of Labor). When did it emerge?