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.