1. Who would benefit from the skyscraper boom, making him one of the wealthiest men in America?
2. Who was the ruthless businessman hired by Andrew Carnegie?
3. Two years after the hire, how much was Carnegie's net worth in today's money?
4. What plant would be Carnegie's largest steel plant in his company?
5. Carnegie wants to reduce wages and increase working hours. Who does he direct to do the "dirty work?"
6. How does Frick ramp up production with his workers?
7. How did Andrew Carnegie respond to Frick's letter discussing a possible battle with workers?
8. What was the breaking point with the workers at the Carnegie Steel?
9. How did Frick "throw the first punch?".
10. Why did 2,000 steel workers barricade the front of the plant?
11. Who were the Pinkertons?
12. When the fight between the steel workers and the Pinkertons stopped, how many steel workers died?
13. What was the new group that emerged known for their violent tactics?
14. What did an anarchist attempt to do with Henry Frick?
15. How did the public react to the attack?
16. Was the strike at Homestead successful?