Homestead Strike
watch the Homestead Strike video and answer the following questions.
Here is the video: https://www.youtu be.com/watch?v=oeuhiu9CH K8
1. What do you already know about the government's policy during the industrial era that might
have consequences for workers?
2. How did industrialization transform life for the average worker?
3. Why does Carnegie want to break the union?
4. Who was Henry Clay Frick?
5. What caused the strike?
6. Who are the Pinkertons? Why are they hired?
7. How were unions perceived by the public? How were unions perceived by the government?
8. How does the ideology of social Darwinism impact public opinion towards business / workers
during this time period?
9. How does the strike come to an end?
10. Why is the union at Homestead unsuccessful? Why does Carnegie succeed at breaking
them?