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5 Events:

Spanish-American War just won

"muckrakers"

sweatshops (triangle factory)

AFL

IWW (anarcho-syndicalism)

NAACP

Spanish-American War:

cause for it was over price of sugar...not worth it.

Started hatred of capitalists

Muckrakers:

wrote about unfair practices and bad conduct.

exposed corruption.

people who spoke up for socialism.

made people aware of conditions.

Sweatshops:

are the corruption.

fire of triangle company opened peoples eyes.

AFL:

Biggest union movement.

Did not represent all workers (mostly white males).

Seemed no better than the bad bosses.

IWW:

"one big union"

inspired anarcho-syndicalism

NAACP:

focused on ending racism

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