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1. This term was coined for the rich industrialists who dominated American politics in The Gilded Age.
2. This person, although he started with a cigar maker's union, eventually founded the American Federation of Labor.
3. This railroad tycoon was famous for building towns for his workers which were highly regulated. Who was it?
4. This banker is famous for financing the United States Steel Corporation, the first billion dollar business.
5. This man controlled 90% of all oil refined in the US. Who was it?
6. Which industrial mogul was famous for saying "Here's the goose that lays the golden eggs," after getting his first stock dividend?
7. Which of these philosophies called for decreased government control of business?
8. Which union, known as the 'Wobblies' and led by William Haywood, called for socialist government?
9. Which Indiana native founded the American Railway Union and was a 5-time Socialist candidate for president?
10. Which Chicago strike by McCormick employees led to the deaths of 7 policemen and the arrest of 8 radical labor leaders?
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