Andrew Carnegie- A Scottish-American industrialist and founder of the Carnegie Steel Company which was at one point the largest enterprise in the world.


Social Darwinism- The idea that competition between individuals, groups, nations, etc. essentially drives social evolution.


John D. Rockefeller- An American indistrialist who revolutionized the petroleum industry by founding the Standard Oil Company and consequently becoming the first billionaire in history.


Sherman Antitrust Act- A requirement of the U.S. government to look into trusts, companies, and organizations suspected of violating the act which maintains competition by preventing one company from monopolizing an entire industry.


Samuel Gompers- The founder and president of the American Federation of Labor who worked most of his life to gain workers' rights.


American Federation of Labor (AFL)- A federation created in order to gain rights for wokers which was one of the first labor unions ever created.


Eugene V. Debs- An American union leader who was one of the founding members of Internation Labor Union and a prominent political figure.


Industrial Workers of the World- An international union comprised to assist workers which was at one time the biggest labor union in the U.S. and still exists today.


Mary Harris Jones -An Irish-American who was a prominent figure in for American labor and community organization.

Three major factors that contributed to the immense technological boom after the Civil War included wealth and natural resources, government support of business, and a growing urban population that provided new job markets and cheaper labor. Wealth and natural resources helped to contribute to this boom because the U.S. had a massive supply of untapped natural resources and potential wealth that if used could and did bring the U.S. a lot of money and a lot of products to trade with other countries and thus helped the economy. Government support of business also contributed to economic growth because the government would invest in businesses just starting out which would allow these businesses to grow substantially and a large number of businesses in the U.S. would stabalize the economy and allow for many new jobs.