Andrew Carnegie: Established the most successful steel company of his time
Social Darwinism: The belief that one cannot survive without adapting to his/her surroundings; this is the belief that drove American business
John D. Rockefeller: Established the Standard Oil Company
Sherman Antitrust Act: Made it illegal to form a trust that interfered with free trade
Samuel Gompers: President of the AFL
American Federation of Labor (AFL): A group of unions that worked together to fight for better working conditions
Eugene V. Debs: Formed a union for unskilled workers
Industrial Workers of the World: a radical group of socialist union members
Mary Harris Jones: fought for better working conditions for women
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